Fresh and herby. Rich and eggy. Tangy and spicy. Whatever you need, we’ve got all of our best potato salad recipes right here.
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There’s simply no way we could pick just one best potato salad recipe—they’re all beautiful and special and uniquely suited to different menu vibes. Grilled steak on deck? Crispy smashed spuds loaded up with baked potato toppings sounds about right. More of a burgers-and-dogs sort of affair? This classic cookout potato salad is definitely the move. Got some mayo-haters in the house? A tangy, mustardy German-style version is sure to make everyone happy. No matter which path you take, summer potato salads are always a sure winner. So whether you’re hosting or attending a cookout—or getting a casual weeknight dinner on the table—here are 28 of our favorite potato salad recipes. We’ve got a version tossed with bits of lox and everything bagel seasoning, another gussied up with chunks of spicy chorizo, and even one that’s garnished with crunchy potato chips. What can’t a potato do?
Grilled Potato Salad With Chiles and Basil
Everything we love about a German potato salad (bright vinegar, fresh herbs, a little heat)—but make it smoky, charred, and grilled.
Classic Cookout Potato Salad
This potato salad gets a sweet-meets-zingy upgrade with red onion, bell peppers, sweet relish, and plenty of mustard.
Sour Cream and Onion Potato Salad
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.
Smashed and Loaded Crispy Potatoes
Cooking potatoes twice—once in water, and a second time in hot oil—is hands-down the best way to achieve extra-crispy potatoes in this textural potato salad of our dreams.
New Potatoes with Parmesan, Black Pepper, and Gribiche Dressing
If you can’t find new potatoes at the farmers’ market, look for Peewee potatoes or very small Yukon Golds at the grocery store—they’ll get you the creamy insides in this potato salad.
Smashed Potato Salad
This recipe was created by reader Kim Smithers in our Chef Watson potato salad challenge.
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