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German potato salad

German Potato Salad

Tasty and filling! Made from the simplest ingredients! A nourishing, bright, easy-to-make potato salad that's sure to please. And if you boil the potatoes and eggs the day before, it'll take you no more than 10 minutes to put together.

Zhemchuzhinka

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Potatoes

600

Onion (small)

Pickles

150

Eggs

Mayonnaise

Ground black pepper (optional)

Fresh herbs (optional)

Salt (if needed)

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 14 % 3 g

Fats 29 % 6 g

Carbohydrates 57 % 12 g

116 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

How do you make German potato salad? Gather all the ingredients. To keep the eggs from cracking as they cook, take them out of the fridge ahead of time and let them come to room temperature.
Step 2:

Wash the potatoes and eggs, put them in a pot, cover with cold water, and set it on the stove. After it boils, reduce the heat to medium and cook until the potatoes and eggs are done. This takes about 15–20 minutes, depending on the size of the potatoes. You can check doneness with a toothpick. Drain the boiling water from the pot and let the potatoes and eggs cool.
Step 3:

Meanwhile, slice the pickles into not-too-thick rounds. Peel and rinse the onion and chop it into small cubes. You can use any onion for the salad, but I recommend red salad onion or shallot (if available) — these milder varieties are great for salads.
Step 4:

Peel the potatoes and eggs. To keep little bits of shell from sticking to the eggs, I rinse the peeled eggs in cold water and pat them dry.
Step 5:

Cut the potatoes into rounds or cubes, whichever you prefer. Put the potatoes in a deep bowl or salad bowl.
Step 6:

Cut the eggs however you like; I cut everything in this salad into rounds.
Step 7:

Add the pickles to the potatoes and eggs.
Step 8:

Next comes the onion.
Step 9:

Add the mayonnaise and gently mix everything together. Taste for salt and add more if needed.
Step 10:

When serving, sprinkle the finished salad with allspice or ground black pepper and garnish with fresh herbs. Dill, parsley, or chives all work well.

For the potatoes to cook evenly, use tubers of roughly the same size. The salad turns out very tasty if you use homemade mayonnaise.
See some interesting homemade mayonnaise recipes here. You can also dress the salad with sour cream or plain yogurt instead of mayonnaise. Use them on their own or mixed with mayonnaise in any ratio you like — that will cut down the calories. For a more piquant flavor, add a teaspoon of mustard to the mayonnaise, mix well, and dress the salad with the mustard-mayonnaise sauce. German sausages are traditionally served with potato salad, but it's also very good on its own. This salad can stand in for a full dinner. Enjoy!