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1 Comment Classic potato salad. Now that BBQ season is in full swing it is time to share my favorite classic potato salad recipe. It’s simple, it’s creamy and it is super delicious. Because we all love a good potato salad right?
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Why This Recipe Works
- Easy – a good potato salad needs to be easy above anything else. Just good potatoes, a creamy dressing and a few add-ons to spice things up.
- Versatile – if you want to make the recipe a bit less basic it is easy to adjust and add other elements. Check the recommendations below.
Recipe Ingredients
- Potatoes – choose a waxy kind of potato as they hold their shape well. Think red potatoes or Yukon Gold. They’re both good choices.
- Yogurt – for a slightly lighter dressing mix yogurt with mayonnaise. If you don’t care you can go all out on the mayo of course.
- Red onion – Using red onions in the classic potato salad is absolutely delicious if you ask me. It gives a crunch and a little bit of punch. You can – optionally – marinate the red onion in a bit of apple cider vinegar so it becomes less strong if you don’t like raw onion.
If you’re looking for more things to add to your classic potato salad, think about things like red bell peppers, zucchini (roasted), gherkins, eggs, bacon, chicken and the list is pretty long! It’s also delicious to add a spoonful of something like piri piri sauce or chimichurri to the salad for a totally different flavor.
How To Make The Classic Potato Salad
I am a huge fan of potato salad and a few of my favorites are this delicious version with sausages or a semi warm potato salad is also always a winner. Now making this potato salad cannot be easier but I outline the steps below.
Step 1: Boil the potatoes
Depending on what kind of potatoes you have you can leave the skin on or off. Make sure that you slice them all roughly the same size, so they cook at the same time too.
Step 2 : Drain the potatoes and make the dressing
While the potatoes are draining and steaming mix the ingredients for the dressing together and adjust for taste with salt and pepper. Mix the potatoes with the dressing.
Step 3: Pickle the onions
I am not a big fan of raw onions so I always do a quick pickle in a bit of apple vinegar and they are delicious. The color becomes brighter too so that’s a bonus.
Family Favorite
For every single BBQ we have I am requested to make this super easy and delicious potato salad. It’s ready in no time at all and – bonus – it gets even better after a day in the fridge. Making it the perfect make-ahead barbecue salad. If you’re looking for an easy classic potato salad look no further. And if you love easy salads, have a look at the cobb salad recipe as well.
Classic potato salad
Ingredients
- 1 kg waxy potatoes
- 1 red onion
- 30 ml red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons capers
- 4 sprigs of parsley finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- 3 tablespoons yogurt
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
How to make the potato salad
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into 2.5-by-2.5-centimeter cubes (1 inch x 1 inch). Place them in salted cold water and bring to a boil. Cook for about 15 minutes until al dente. Drain and leave to cool on a plate or cutting board.
- Cut the red onion into thin rings. Place the red wine vinegar in a small bowl and marinate the onion rings in it for 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix the mustard, yogurt, and mayonnaise, then stir in the finely chopped parsley.
- Toss the potatoes in the dressing, then mix in the capers. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper.
Nutrition Information per portion:
Disclaimer:
The nutritional values above are calculated per portion. The details are based on standard nutritional tables and do not constitute a professional nutritional advice.
This is my go to potato salad during summer. I make it for picnic’s, barbecues, family gatherings and more.