Potato Salad Recipes

German Potato Salad

Ingredients

• 4 lb new potatoes
• 1/2 cup olive oil or vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 teaspoon finely diced onion
• 1/2 cup bouillon or water
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Boil potatoes in their jackets until tender. Peel and slice while still warm.
2. Combine oil, vinegar, bouillon (or water), onion, salt, and pepper.
3. Add warm potato slices and mix gently to avoid breaking them.
4. Chill thoroughly and serve cold.

Serves: 8

Summer Potato Salad

Ingredients

• 1 small head lettuce
• 1 small onion
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 boiled potatoes, sliced
• 1 cucumber
• 1/2 pepper, chopped
• Oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and oregano (to taste)

Instructions

1. Combine chopped lettuce, onion, tomatoes, sliced boiled potatoes, cucumber, and chopped pepper in a large bowl.
2. Season with oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and oregano to taste.
3. Chill and serve.

Hot German Potato Salad

Ingredients

• Cooked potatoes, sliced or diced
• Crisp bacon, crumbled
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar (to taste)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• Dash of pepper
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup vinegar

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, whisk together flour, sugar (to taste), salt, celery seed, and pepper.
2. Stir in water and vinegar.
3. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils. Boil for 1 minute.
4. Pour hot dressing over cooked potatoes and add crumbled crisp bacon. Serve warm.

Dutch Potato Salad

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon parsley (optional)
• 1 onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 3 cups diced cooked potatoes

Instructions

1. Fry bacon until crisp; drain and crumble. Set aside.
2. Lightly brown the onion in the bacon drippings.
3. Add vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
4. Add diced cooked potatoes and heat through.
5. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and parsley if desired. Serve warm.

Serves: 5