1. Add pitted kalamata olives that have been cut in half and 1 tablespoon of fresh oregano.
2. Fold in chopped cucumber and plenty of chopped fresh dill.
3. Stir in several slices of smoked salmon that have been cut into slivers.
4. Sprinkle crumbled cooked bacon on top of the salad.
5. Fold in more finely chopped celery for extra crunch.
6. Add a teaspoon of curry powder and some chopped scallions and shredded carrots. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.

7. Stir in diced pimiento peppers and a handful of shredded sharp Cheddar cheese.
8. Sprinkle crumbled blue cheese and cracked black pepper on top.
9. Top each serving with a dollop of caviar and a dusting of minced chives.
10. Season the salad with a teaspoon of ground cumin and add a tablespoon of canned or fresh chopped chile.
11. Fold a tablespoon of prepared horse-radish into a pound of potato salad. Surround the salad with peppery watercress.
12. Add ¼ cup of chopped fresh parsley and a tablespoon of chopped tarragon.
13. Make an American-style salade nicoise by serving steamed green beans, chunks of tuna, and black olives alongside the potato salad.
14. Create a Greek-influenced salad by placing the potato salad in the bottom of a salad bowl and covering it with shredded iceberg lettuce, cucumber slices, bell pepper rings, tomatoes, kalamata olives, and feta cheese.
15. Squeeze the juice of a lemon over the potato salad, the sprinkle with black pepper.

16. Fold in sliced black olives, diced scallions, and season with chile powder.