Would it be a potluck if no one brought potato salad? This list of potato salad recipes includes creative twists, like a salty ham and sweet pepper jelly combo, and the classic that always hits—potatoes, pickles, celery, and hard-cooked eggs.
Healthier Potato Salad
Carson Downing
This potato salad looks just like your classic barbecue or potluck dish (and tastes pretty similar too). But Greek yogurt, crisp radishes, lemon juice and a handful of fresh herbs brighten up the classic.
Seeing Green Potato Salad
Blaine Moats
Slice boiled new potatoes, then toss with blanched green beans, fresh mozz and pine nuts. The dressing is a genius hack of purchased pesto that’s been thinned and brightened with red wine vinegar. Brilliant!
Classic Potato Salad
Andy Lyons
This traditional creamy potato salad is full of tender new potatoes, sweet pickles, crisp celery, and chopped hard-cooked eggs.
Spring Potato Salad
Blaine Moats
Looking for a way to use up leftover ham? This delightful potato salad has a salty-sweet pairing of pepper jelly and chopped ham.
Sicilian Potato and Green Bean Salad
Andy Lyons
Lemon-olive oil dressing balances fresh Mediterranean flavors in this potluck salad. For a protein boost, consider adding a can of tuna.
Greens, Eggs and Ham Potato Salad
Blaine Moats
Loaded with protein and fresh greens, this is a simple yet flavorful potato salad. Paired with a fruit salad, it’s almost hearty enough to eat as a meal.
Bavarian-Style Potato Salad
Blaine Moats
Serve this tangy vinegar-based potato salad with bratwurst and sauerkraut for a meal worthy of a German beer garden.
Mediterranean Potato and Green Bean Salad
Blaine Moats
This beautiful, French-inspired, veggie-ful potato salad says “au revoir” to mayonnaise and instead features a light garlic vinaigrette. That means the dish can safely sit out for a while (and even tastes better at room temperature).
Fingerling Potato Salad with Honey-Thyme Vinaigrette
Robert Jacobs
You’ll have more dressing than you need for this hearty potato salad that’s loaded with green beans, bacon and feta cheese; keep the extra on hand for dressing another potato or pasta salad.
Grandma’s Potato Salad
Midwest Living
This sweet, radish-studded potato salad recipe was handed down from a Cosmos, Minnesota, grandmother to her twin granddaughters.
German Potato Salad
Kritsada Panichgul
Serve this old-fashioned potluck dish warm to best enjoy the soft potatoes, crispy bacon, and tender onions.
