Sour Cream Potato Salad (Without Mayo)
Make our favorite creamy sour cream potato salad without mayo. Packed with bacon, green onions, and dill, it’s rich and delicious!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs potatoes 1 kg, Notes, small, waxy
- 4-5 thin slices Bacon depending on size
- 3-4 green onions depending on size
- ¾ cup sour cream 175 g
- 5 tablespoons heavy cream or single cream
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar white wine vinegar is also fine
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons dill chopped
- sea salt to taste, fine
- ground black pepper to taste, fine
Instructions
Potato salad:
- Cook potatoes: Scrub the potatoes and place them in a pan or pot large enough to hold them all comfortably. Cover with cold water and add salt generously. Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer the potatoes, uncovered, until tender. Depending on their size, this might take between 10 and 20 minutes. Start checking after 5-7 minutes already if the potatoes are very small.Check by pushing a fork, small knife, or skewer through their center. The utensil used should slide all the way easily to the center of the potato.2 lbs small waxy potatoes/ 1 kg
- Slice potatoes: Drain in a colander, rinse with cold water, and leave for 5-10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Peel and slice. Place the pieces in a large bowl.
- Cook the bacon strips in a large pan on low heat. When it starts to curl, use the tongs to turn each slice to cook on the other side. Let it brown evenly on both sides; it will not take long. Transfer the pieces to a large plate lined with kitchen paper, which will absorb the excess fat. When cool enough to handle, tear or cut the bacon into small pieces. Set aside.4-5 thin slices bacon
- Chop the green onions into thin rings. Add them to the potatoes.3-4 green onions
Sour cream dressing:
- Make the dressing: Place the sour cream and the heavy or single cream in a small bowl. Stir well. Add the vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper to taste. I added about 1 ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, but start with less and add more to taste; not all salt types are equal. Fold in the chopped dill as well.¾ cup sour cream/ 175 g + 5 tablespoons heavy cream + 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar + 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard + 1 teaspoon granulated sugar + 2 tablespoons dill + fine sea salt and ground black pepper
- Combine: Pour the dressing over the potatoes in the bowl, add the bacon and stir well but carefully.
- Serve: You can serve the salad immediately or place it in the fridge, covered. Bring to room temperature before serving. Taste and adjust if necessary (more salt, pepper, and vinegar).
Notes
- Waxy potatoes are the best potatoes for a potato salad. They contain less starch than starchy potatoes and will keep their shape best when cooked. Look for red, new,
- Waxy potatoes are the best potatoes for a potato salad. They contain less starch than starchy potatoes and will keep their shape best when cooked. Look for red, new, or fingerling potatoes.
- I prefer to use small, thin-skinned, waxy potatoes when making this sour cream potato salad or any other potato salad. All-purpose potatoes will give the salad a softer texture, disintegrate slightly when mixed, and be creamier.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 398
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4 of the dish | |
| Calories | 398kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 1110mg | 46% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.