5 from 12 votes
Creamy Potato Salad Recipe (No Eggs!)
This Creamy Potato Salad Recipe avoids eggs in the base and combines cooked Idaho potatoes with a vinegar-based marinade featuring celery, onion, parsley, and subtle seasoning. After marinating for 12-24 hours, full-fat mayonnaise is mixed in for creaminess. The salad offers a cool, tangy, and textured side dish with options to add extras like bacon or dill. It relies on a balance of acidity and creaminess for layered flavor.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Additional Time
12 hrs
Total Time
12 hrs 45 mins
Servings:
12
servings
Calories:
341 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 lbs potato about 12 potatoes, Idaho variety
- 1/3 cup water cold
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes if you use fresh, add it in right before serving
- 1/2 large onion diced finely
- 5 ribs celery washed and diced
- 1 1/4 cups mayonnaise use a full fat good quality one, real
- egg hard boiled; roasted; extras
- Bacon
- dill
- blue cheese
- red bell pepper
Instructions
- Boil (whole) potatoes until soft- a knife should be able to be inserted easily. Drain potatoes and let cool 20 minutes or so.
- In a large bowl, combine water, vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar, parsley, onion and celery together. Set aside.
- Peel warm potatoes (skin should come off really easily using a butter knife or spoon), cut into large cubes and place into vinegar mixture in bowl. Stir to coat warm potatoes in marinating liquid. Cover and refrigerate 12-24 hours.
- Before serving, stir in mayonnaise and any extra ingredients you'd like (crumbled bacon, dill, boiled eggs, dill pickles, etc.). Keep cool until ready to serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
341kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
1046mg
(44%)
Potassium
947mg
(20%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
90IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
13.2mg
(15%)
Calcium
39mg
(4%)
Iron
1.9mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 341
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 341kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 1046mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 947mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 90IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 13.2mg | 15% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.9mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.