Ukrops-Inspired Redskin Potato Salad

redskin potato salad ukrops copycat


I’m sure it’s getting pretty darn repetitive to hear about how I’m moving soon.  I know, I know.  It’s been months!  Just move already!  It’s looking more and more like the move is happening soon, so hopefully you wont have to hear about this much longer!  I have a tentative start date of November 4.  But this is the federal government and there’s a background check that hasn’t even started yet.  So fingers crossed!

In the meantime, I’m taking stock of what local treasures I’m going to miss when I leave Richmond, and local foods are high on that list.  Some are dishes served at local restaurants, like the amazing Vegan Curried Chicken Salad from 821 Cafe.  And some of these local favorites are sold in grocery stores.  Richmonders loved our local grocery store chain, Ukrops.  When they went out of business, people were practically panicked about what was going to happen to their favorite Ukrop’s Kitchen recipes.  Where were we going to buy our White House Rolls?  Our Rainbow Cookies?  Our Redskin Potato Salad?!!!

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Okay, I could not care less about the White House Rolls our Rainbow Cookies.  The rolls are just basic rolls and biting into a rainbow cookie coats your mouth with lard (and very little flavor).  But that potato salad – OMG.  Both creamy and sharp, it’s the perfect potato salad.  So along with the rest of the city I breathed a sigh of relief when Ukrop’s decided to keep their factories open to sell packaged foods to Martin’s grocery stores (and now several others).

But that reprieve was temporary for me, since it’s time for me to leave!  So I got to work recreating the recipe, and guys: I did it.  The key appears to be fresh celery seed.  As you’ll see in the comments below, the recipe used to call for way too much celery seed.  I think I was using a jar that was almost a decade old!  Oh, and use the larger kind of redskin potatoes.  The smaller ones have a dirty flavor that no one wants to acknowledge for some reason.

So now I get to take a little bit of Ukrop’s with me to Maryland!


Redskin Potato Salad

  • 1 1/2 pounds redskin potatoes, cubed
  • One stalk celery, finely diced
  • 2-3 scallions, finely chopped
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon mustard powder
  • 3 teaspoons celery seed
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

Boil the potatoes.  Drain and set aside to cool.

Combine sour cream, mayonnaise, mustard powder, and celery seed in a bowl.

Stir the celery and onions into the cooled potatoes.

green onions scallions celery potatoesNow stir in the sour cream/mayonnaise mixture.

redskin potato salad ukrops copycatAnd that’s it!  Potato salad is pretty much always just “mix that shit up” so this was always going to be a very short post!

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9 Comments on Ukrops-Inspired Redskin Potato Salad

  1. I have been eating Redskin Potato Salad for many many years. Last week I got some it tasted not as good. To chunky, not cooked enough and vegetables were very small. So I got another 10 days later tried again. Same problem, Why did you change the way you make it. I can get it cheaper elsewhere. I WAS willing to pay extra for the best, but NOT is it tastes like all others.

  2. I have been eating Redskin Potato Salad for many many years. Last week I got some it tasted not as good. To chunky, not cooked enough and vegetables were very small. So I got another 10 days later tried again. Same problem, Why did you change the way you make it. I can get it cheaper elsewhere. I WAS willing to pay extra for the best, but NOT if it tastes like all others. Kroger NOW BETTER. Sad

  3. Jennifer Trent | May 20, 2020 at 4:02 PM |

    Now if we could recreate the White Meat Chicken Salad! And while you’re at it, the Birthday Cake!

  4. Did you mean 3 Tablespoons of celery seed? I used 3 teaspoons and THAT was way too much!

    • Living. Full-time | August 12, 2020 at 8:02 PM |

      I’m going to make it again and check. I think it’s possible that I had really, really old celery seed since I don’t use it very often!

      • Living. Full-time | October 28, 2020 at 7:07 PM |

        I did go back and make it with fresh celery seed and 3 teaspoons was much closer to the flavor I remember. I guess this is what I get for using such an old spice!

    • Living. Full-time | October 28, 2020 at 7:09 PM |

      I didn’t mean three teaspoons, but that’s what the recipe now calls for. I had really, really old celery seed when I first published this.

  5. just made this and agree that 3 tbls celery seed would be way to much. fortunately I stopped at 2 which is probably heavy. I will let you know what it tastes like when i serve it at luncheon tomorrow. And really, the white meat chicken salad would be the bomb! Did you know that some Krogers and Food Lions stock the Ukrop’s RSPS and WMCH!! found it in Virginia Beach this summer.

    • Living. Full-time | October 28, 2020 at 7:07 PM |

      I agree. I went back and made this again with 3 teaspoons of fresh celery seed and that’s much closer to what I remember of the good stuff!

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