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easy potato salad recipe

Easy potato salad recipe

Posted on December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 by Simple Essentials

If you’re looking for a super simple potato salad recipe (no mayonnaise), this recipe is for you! This recipe is a budget friendly crowd pleaser that you can easily vary up depending on your preferred seasonings!

Potato salad ingredients:

Serves 6-8 ppl as a side dish.

  • 6-8 medium potatoes – most potato varieties will work, but look for ones that say to use in salads, as they tend to hold their shape without crumbling or getting too mushy
  • 3-4 tbsp greek yoghurt or light sour cream – ensure to use non flavoured yoghurt
  • 1-2 tsp mustard – I typically use dijon or wholegrain
  • 5-6 burger pickles (or 2-3 sandwich stacker pickles)
  • 1 small red onion (or 2 green onions)
  • 1 tsp dried dill – you can also use fresh dill, it works well with the potatoes
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Optional extra ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp pickle juice
  • Fresh chives
  • 2-3 boiled eggs (peeled and cubed small) – this helps bulk it out a bit with more protein

How to make the potato salad

  1. Bring a medium sized pot of water with a pinch of salt to a boil.
  2. Wash and cube potatoes in small (bite sizes) pieces. I normally don’t peel the potatoes, as there are plenty of nutrients in the peel
  3. Add potatoes to the pot and boil until fork tender (about 15 mins)
  4. Drain potatoes and let them cool down
  5. Add potatoes to a big bowl
  6. Cut your onion in thin slices and cube your pickles in tiny cubes.
  7. If adding eggs – peel and cube them small
  8. Add all ingredients and seasonings to the bowl and gently stir together (to avoid breaking/mashing the potatoes)
  9. Adjust seasonings to taste.
  10. Serve as a side dish with chicken, salmon, sausages, steak or pretty much anything from a barbecue.
  11. Store in an airtight container in fridge for up to 3-4 days.

Enjoy this simple recipe, it’s one of our summer favourites!

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