Warm German Potato Salad
We are in a heat wave in Western PA – so I’ve been on the hunt for mayonnaise-free salads that can hold up under the heat. This is a great alternative to the Classic American Potato Salad, It’s best served warm or at room temperature, and you don’t have to worry about the mayonnaise turning bad as the temperature soars!
Warm German Potato Salad
2 pounds potatoes, cooked, peeled and sliced
6 slices bacon
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup pickle relish
1/4 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
chopped chives for garnish
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon slices until crisp – set aside. Add onion and celery to bacon fat in skillet and cook until tender. Add pickle relish and stir to combine. Stir in stock, vinegar, and spices. Bring mixture to a boil and lower the heat to simmer for 1 -2 minutes. Remove from heat and fold in cooked potato slices and bacon (crumbled). Top with chopped chives. Enjoy!
This recipe mellows as it sits. When it’s first made, you can really taste the bite from the vinegar – but as it sits, the flavors come together and the vinegar taste mellows out. I prefer mine cooled to room temperature before enjoying!
The total cost for this dish is $2.27 – and it serves 6. Not too bad! The dressing (without the potatoes) is also nice on spinach – it’s a nice twist on a spinach salad!
What are your unique side dishes for when the weather gets hot? I’d love to hear from you!
Bookmarked! This one sounds so good! Thanks.
Thanks! It’s really good and I can’t wait to hear how you like it!
I’ll post it at my garden blog when I do. I’ll try to do it sometime in the next two weeks.
Sounds great!
I love potato salad. Will definitely have to try this recipe. Thanks.
Great! I’d love to hear what you think!
This looks delicious! I love how it looks with the chives on top.
It’s so good – I really couldn’t stop picking at it!
I was just at a BBQ last night where a warm German Potato salad was served. The kids were a little hesitant but that just left more for the adults! We all snarfed it down eating 2nd and 3rd helpings! Cant wait to try this!!
Pinned!
Oooh my mom used to make this every summer at least once when we had a BBQ. As a kid I wasn’t so particularly fond of the mustard-vinegar taste but growing up I learned to really love it
Thanks for brining this up again, it goes straight on my “What to do with all those potatoes”-list 
I love recipes that remind us of growing up! I’m so glad you like the recipe!
German potato salad is a staple of our family gatherings! My mom and grandmother always use red potatoes, but I’ve been making mine with Yukon Golds lately–definitely recommend trying it!
That sounds great – I love yukon golds!
This is yummy stuff! I had it on Sunday for dinner
WOW…this sounds so delicious! I cannot wait to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Sure! I’d love to hear how you like it!
One of my favorite ways to make potato salad.
It’s mine now too – I’m hooked!
We’re vegetarian, so I’ll try it without the bacon. It looks yummylicious!!
It is very good! I’d love to hear how the vegetarian version comes out!
Looks delish. I actually prefer German Potato Salad to the mayonaisse-y kind. I make a yummy pasta salad for outdoor events. I use the oil that’s already in a jar of artichokes, combine it with more olive oil, fresh squeezed lemon juice, mint and parsley to make the dressing then toss in black olives, tomatoes, roasted peppers, the artichokes and feta.
Wow that sounds tasty! I love love love artichokes and feta cheese…I’ll have to try this one out! Thanks so much for sharing!
I love German Potato Salad! This looks so yum!
I’m quite hooked on it now! It was such a nice change of pace!
I’m just starting to make this now. I’ll let you know how it turns out tonight. I’ll take a photo and link to your recipe.
I can’t wait to hear how it turns out!
It was good! I got a picture and will put it up at our garden blog in about an hour. I had to make a few changes for my mom. My husband loved it!
I’m so glad you liked it!
Reblogged this on Weed'em and Eat'em and commented:
I found this wonderful recipe Stephanie shared with us bloggers and knew I had to try it. My husband wanted me to make her bacon recipe first. He’ll just have to wait!
I was able to use some fresh chives from our garden, which is an added bonus!
Reblogged this on forevertart and commented:
This recipe just looks to amazing not to share.I reblogged this from “A modern Christian Woman.”
My Mammaw was German. I remember her liking sausages and sauerkraut, and I think she liked German potato salad, too, though I don’t remember her ever making it for us. I do remember trying her sauerkraut and thinking it was gross, which was funny since I love the stuff now. Same with German potato salad–I had it for the first time at a restaurant in Chicago when I was fourteen. Didn’t like the tang. But now, I love it!
Same here – I hated sauerkraut as a child and love it now! It’s funny how tastes change as we grow!