Perfect Potato Salad

Say "potato salad," and this classic recipe comes to mind: chunks of tender potato and plenty of chopped hard-cooked eggs, lightly coated with a tangy mayonnaise dressing full of crunchy red onion, celery, and pickles.

Everything’s better with bacon, including creamy potato salad. Also contributing to the flavor are pimiento and green onions.

This bright, fresh potato salad recipe features a tangy vinaigrette made with olive oil, lemon juice and dry mustard.

Picnic-friendly grilled potato salad is a fun, tasty twist on this traditional summer side. Grilling the potatoes gives the dish a smoky flavor while the simple 3-ingredient dressing adds a tangy note.

White wine, tarragon, and whole-grain mustard lend this potato salad traditional French flavor.

Yellow summer squash adds color and flavor to this herb vinaigrette-dressed potato salad and makes it perfect for summer entertaining.

Enhance basic potato salad with the addition of fresh produce such as bell peppers, sugar snap peas, and broccoli.

Take your potato salad up a notch with this sophisticated version featuring Yukon gold potatoes, arugula and a tangy lemon vinaigrette.

The bright citrus and fresh herb flavors of this delicate potato salad are delicious paired with fish or chicken.

Light mayonnaise and nonfat Greek yogurt add creaminess without excess fat to this fingerling potato salad. A ½-cup portion has only 2.5 grams of fat.

Transform a Cobb salad into a potato salad by adding avocado, blue cheese, bacon, tomato and lettuce to boiled red potatoes.

This “all-in-one” side dish features potato salad with the addition of garden-fresh vegetables such as carrots, celery, radishes, and green beans.

The smoky flavor of chipotle chiles is all the rage these days, so go ahead and add this flavor to your potato salad.

Grill Yukon gold potato halves and combine with a mixture of tomatoes, capers, oregano, olives, and anchovies for a Mediterranean-style potato side dish.

Here’s the potato salad you grew up loving. Make it with diced potato, sweet pickles, celery, chopped egg, and a good amount of mayonnaise.

Combine cooked new potatoes with chopped celery, shallots and parsley and dress with a mixture of mayonnaise and mustard for a creamy, tangy potato side dish salad.

An all-American necessity at summer get-togethers and reunions, this creamy, old-fashioned potato salad uses pickle relish, eggs, and mustard.

Enjoy a small portion of this salad as a hearty side, or load up your plate for a filling main dish portion. Served warm or at room temperature, this potato salad recipe features smoked trout highlighted with dry vermouth, fresh lemon juice, and a little horseradish.

The secret ingredient in this summer-ready side, lemon zest, adds a bright zip of flavor to the creamy Dijon-mayonnaise dressing.

Serve a picnic-friendly side that's colorful, delicious, and clocks in at just under a dollar per serving.

You'll want to warn all your guests that this special side dish is coming. Update the traditional potato salad recipe by adding bay leaves, whole-grain mustard, and tarragon vinegar for a budget-friendly, cookout-ready side.

Two quarters are all you need to enjoy a serving of this summery side dish. Let trimmed green beans share the red potatoes' spotlight and toss them together in a creamy mixture of mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, and fresh herbs.

Pair this tangy side dish with burgers or steak to highlight the sweet onions and drizzle of honey. Make it your own by swapping sweet-hot mustard in place of the Dijon and honey for a more zesty flavor.

Welcome summer with a salad featuring a trio of potatoes. Using three different colors is simply for presentation; feel free to use all of one type, if you prefer. If you do use different types, be sure to cook them separately. Blue potatoes are starchier, so they're best cooked on their own and added just before serving.

Skip the creamy mayonnaise base and make a light, tangy dressing to toss with red potatoes. Crumbled bacon and turkey kielbasa add a hearty bite to this zesty side.

Invite the flavor of Greece to your next cookout by serving a potato salad tossed with crumbled feta cheese. The rich, smooth cheese highlights the tart red wine vinegar and the crunchy fresh veggies.

All you need are 6 ingredients to make this simple and classic potato salad.

Here's a great potato salad for those who don't like mayonnaise. It's flavored with a light vinaigrette of canola oil and rice vinegar.

Great for salads because they hold their shape once cooked, these fingerling potatoes are steamed, which enables them to retain more nutrients than when boiled. The gremolata-inspired dressing (with parsley, lemon, and garlic) adds a twist to this side.

Get our of your potato salad rut and make this colorful version using purple potatoes, yellow squash, red bell peppers and tomatillos.