Are you looking for a delicious recipe for potato salad that is sure to succeed and is easy to prepare? Then you’ve come to the right place. We have put together a good basic recipe for you and also show you how you can creatively spice up the recipe.
Ingredients for the potato salad:
- 500g potatoes (waxy)
- 200g yogurt
- 1 onion
- Chives (to taste)
- 4 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes, cut into bite-sized pieces, cook in salted water and let them cool down
- Peel and finely dice the onion
- Mix yogurt, chives, salt, vinegar, and onion
- Fold the cooled potatoes into the yogurt mixture
- Let it sit in the refrigerator for about 4 hours
- Serve and enjoy
Ideas for sides
- Frankfurter sausages are the perfect companion for this potato salad. Either hot or cold.
- A few slices of good whole grain bread are also great, as you can soak up the sauce nicely afterwards.
Creative recipe variations for the potato salad
- Luxury potato salad: Replace the chives with dill. Use 1-2 shallots instead of the onion and add some finely chopped smoked salmon.
- Italian-inspired: Replace the chives with chopped basil. Add pine nuts, a few chopped olives, and chopped sun-dried tomatoes. Use balsamic vinegar instead of regular vinegar.
- Red potato salad: Also finely chop a little beetroot and mix it into the potato salad.
- Vegan potato salad: For this, simply replace the yogurt with soy yogurt.
- Indian-inspired potato salad: For this, mix some curry powder into the yogurt mixture to taste.
- Farmer’s variant: For this, fry a little bacon and mix it into the potato salad.
- Austrian variant: Stir 2 tablespoons of styrian pumpkin seed oil into the potato salad. If desired, also add chopped pumpkin seeds. (Here you can order pumpkin oil and seeds from Austria)
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