"Tater tots are pre-cooked, pre-seasoned, and ready to heat up in the oven or air fryer, giving you plenty of time to prepare your dressing and chop up any additional potato salad mix-ins. But, they're more than just a shortcut to save you time. They also offer a major texture and flavor upgrade to classic soft and tender boiled potatoes. Tater tots are crispy, fried, bite-sized morsels that lend a rich earthy savoriness and they'll hold their addictively crunchy bite even after being drowned in dressing."
"You can toss tater tots into a potato salad bowl straight out of the oven to mimic the boiled chunks in a traditional recipe, but a smashed tater tot salad would also be delicious. While the tots are hot and fresh out of the oven, you can take a drinking glass, metal measuring cup, or a standard masher to them, smashing each tot flat before incorporating them into your potato salad."
Tater tots serve as a convenient substitute for boiled potatoes in potato salad because they are pre-cooked, pre-seasoned, and ready to bake or air-fry, reducing prep time. Their crispy fried exterior provides a texture and flavor upgrade over soft boiled potatoes, retaining crunch even when coated in dressing. Tots can be used whole or smashed; smashed tots benefit from an additional 10–20 minutes in the oven for extra crispiness. Adding tots to the prepared sauce bowl and gently folding them into the dressing helps preserve crispness and integrity. Popular frozen brands include Aldi’s Season’s Choice and Target’s Market Pantry.
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