Potato Salad

Dish Type | The great potato salad debate rages on. Tell us how you make yours, and find out from other Chowhounds where to buy the best potato salad, plus tips on creative twists on the classic recipe.

Articles on Potato Salad

Recipe Round-Ups

How to Transform Your BBQ Leftovers: You Won't Believe What You Can Do with Potato Salad

If you just pulled off a major Labor Day weekend BBQ feast, there is a good chance some tasty leftovers...

Explainers

Should You Use Waxy or Starchy Potatoes for the Best Potato Salad?

With Labor Day right around the corner, you may be wondering: What's the best type of potato to use...

Explainers

How Long Can Potato Salad Sit Out Before It Makes You Sick?

Potato salad is safe to leave out of the refrigerator for one to two hours max—but it's not the mayonnaise...

Chow with Me

Japanese Potato Salad Is the Only Side You Need for Labor Day

Welcome to Chow with Me, where Chowhound’s executive editor Hana Asbrink shares all of the irresistible...

Recipe Round-Ups

A Field Guide to Potato Salad Styles of the World

Although it's an iconic American picnic and BBQ food, potato salad is great around the globe, as these...

How To

This Beijing-Style Shredded Potato Salad Is Perfect for Mayo Haters

With coronavirus making travel a tricky and even potentially dangerous prospect this year, we're embracing...

Recipe Round-Ups

The 10 Commandments of Perfect Potato Salad

Potato salad is not a particularly demanding dish, yet it is surprisingly easy to mess up. So much...

Videos on Potato Salad

How to Make Easy Potato Salad

Potato salad is the classic summer side dish for picnics, barbecues, and tailgates. In this video recipe, the CHOW Test Kitchen's Lisa Lavery makes our Basic Potato Salad recipe, showing you a few tricks along the way to make it fast and easy with minimal prep.