Potato Salad

A sheet-pan dinner gets the salad treatment with help from lemon-dressed herbs, briny olives, and sweet pickled peppers.

Often served in a tidy scoop, this creamy, tangy, subtly sweet potato salad goes great with whatever’s coming off the grill.

This easy-to-make potato salad gets its zing from sweet relish and plenty of mustard and a dressing reminiscent of deviled eggs.

The heat of the grill concentrates the sugary sweetness of the orange roots while the combination of smoke and the savory tang of the dressing adds balance.

Part Caesar, part patatas bravas, and supremely likeable, thanks to a sassy dressing with a clever shortcut.

Expect an explosion of flavor in this potato salad inspired by the sweet-salty Indian snack.

Don’t sleep on preserved lemons, the perfect briny counterpart to these fluffy-crispy buttered potatoes.

Fresh and herby. Rich and eggy. Tangy and spicy. Whatever you need, we’ve got all of our best potato salad recipes right here.

Picnic food should keep well and be easy to transport. These delicious recipes fit the bill.

Everything we love about a German potato salad (bright vinegar, fresh herbs, a little heat)—but make it smoky, charred, and grilled.

This recipe was an excuse to combine our favorite potato chip flavor with the creamy, salty "salad" of our dreams. To hammer that home, the whole dish is topped with crumbled sour cream and onion potato chips.

You see a side dish, I see dinner in a bowl.

Can’t decide if you’re in the mood for egg salad or potato salad? How about both—with bacon?

I love you Mom, here’s a giant hunk of beef.

To test boiled potatoes for doneness, use a skewer or the tines of a fork rather than the tip of a knife so you know they’re truly tender (a knife slides through the flesh way too easily). To test boiled eggs for doneness—wait, you can’t! Just make sure the eggs are room temperature when you drop them in the water (otherwise they’re prone to cracking), set a timer right away, and have an ice bath at the ready.

Peewee Dutch Yellow Potatoes are the perfect tiny potato for this recipe, but if you can’t find them, just use the smallest fingerling or Yukon Gold potatoes you can buy.

Thai seasonings add punch to this vibrant and herby salad; peanuts and celery keep it crunchy.

This paprika- and chile-spiked potato salad is equally delicious served warm or room temperature.

Potato on potato action here—the chips add welcome crunch to a refreshingly mayo-free salad.

A dinner-friendly riff on a bagel with lox and cream cheese. If you’re not feeling the smoked salmon, simply omit it. 

The beet juices will tint the potatoes swirly-pink when tossed together; it’s best not to fight it.

When you swap mayo for a tangy vinaigrette and add charred greens, magic happens.

Egg salad and potato salad: Unite! We like how the still-soft yolks dress the salad, but you can cook the eggs a minute or two longer if you like them more set.

IBM's Chef Watson suggested ingredients for potato salad, and our readers created fantastic recipes—here's what it took to make our favorite combination