Updated on February 1st, 2021
A delicious side dish for summer is potato salad. I have tried a few different potato salad recipes and found this one to be really good. I feel it is important to use red potatoes because they seem to have a better texture. It is also important not to overcook the potatoes because you don’t want them too soft either. What I really liked about this recipe is that it calls for 1 pound of crispy bacon. The bacon is a really nice addition and only adds to the amazing taste and texture of this salad. If you are not sure how to get your bacon crispy or how to perfectly hard boil eggs, you can read my tutorials on this blog. Unlike a lot of potato salad recipes, this recipe does not call for Dijon mustard but if you would like to add a little bit, go for it. This is the perfect side dish to go with your grilled chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. Enjoy.
(Makes 10 servings)
Potato Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds raw red potatoes (washed)
- 6 eggs
- 1 pound bacon
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 1 celery stalk (finely chopped)
- 2 cups mayonnaise
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the red potatoes and cook until their tender but still firm (about 15 minutes). Drain potatoes and allow to cool in the refrigerator.
- Place eggs in a saucepan, add water until the eggs are covered. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
- Cover and let eggs sit for 10-12 minutes. Remove from heat and plunge eggs into cold water. When eggs are cooled peel the shells off and chop.
- Cook bacon until crisp by your method of choice. Place on paper towels to drain, cool and crumble it into bits.
- Chop the cooled potatoes, leaving the skin on. Place chopped potatoes in a large bowl. Add eggs, bacon, onion, and celery. Add mayonnaise, salt, and pepper. Mix well and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
Yea a real nice side dish. Nice recipe. Bacon and eggs are going to add taste to the dish.
Potatoes, bacon and mayo together in a dish? Sounds like heaven.
This looks so delicious, I love the inclusion of bacon!
I use a lot of eggs in my ptotato salad too, I love it that way. This sounds so good witht he addition of bacon!!
This looks delicious!!! I will be making this for our next cookout!!
Nice potato salad. It is quite easy to make this salad by your recipe. Bacon is really going to add immense taste to this recipe.
This looks great with the bacon. When I make potato salad, I use 1/2 Mayo and 1/2 Miracle Whip with a dab of yellow mustard. I’ve had good cooks tell me it’s the best they have ever eated.
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Lynn – I am glad you enjoyed the recipe!
I made this exact potato salad over Memorial Day weekend too! It is delicious- thanks to the crispy bacon!
I recently discovered that if you use fresh homemade mayo (uses 1 raw egg yolk so you might need to keep the potato salad on ice if expected to sit in hot weather for long period of time), which is surprisingly quite simple to make, it really makes your potato salad taste even more fabulous! And like a blogger recommended, adding 1 Tb. prepared mustard for every 1 c. mayo enhances the flavor. I also cook about 4 medium carrots (leave skin on for nutrition and fiber), cut into 4 pieces, along with the potatoes, and then later slice them and cut ea. round piece into quarters to put in the salad.
For the potatoes, if you use regular “white” potatoes (has the tan skin), place 3 – 5 lbs unpeeled (do NOT remove the skin) potatoes and carrots in pot and fill with cool water enough to cover the potatoes/carrots. Add about 1 tsp salt to the water. Boil uncovered until tender when pierced, about 30 min. total time. Allow to cool at room temp, then refrigerate uncovered for a day, or several days, allowing the potatoes to “age” inside the skin. This is especially great when you worry your potatoes will go bad soon and don’t have time to prepare them immediately.
When you are ready, peel the skins off the potatoes and make your potato salad (you can get away with just 1 c. homemade mayo, and use about 4 celery, diced small). Garnish with about 1 Tb. minced fresh parsley, but I think the scallions probably go along better with the bacon like you showed in the pics. Serve with a bottle of red hot sauce for people to add according to their taste.
This looks perfect to couple with a pesto chicken sandwich. I’ve tried a lot of version of this traditional dish, but this one recipe seems to be one of the best I’ve seen.
I’ll try it for our picnic next weekend!
Thank you!
we are going to try recipe for my family tonight .thats comeing in out town thanks
In my country its a super awesome dish…Taste so good with whatever ingredient you want to mix it…but always have in mind that it has to have crispy stuff inside and is like heaven.mmmmmm
this looks so delicious I’m definatly going to make it,mmmmm
I love a good potato salad. I want to know if any of you out there have a recipe for a COOKED potato salad dressing? My granny made hers that way and mashed her potatoes and It was a sweet and sour concoction that she added eggs, vinegar and sugar I know of and it got really thick. I miss it soooo much. We were inseparable until she passed away and I would love to have some of her tator salad so bad.
Thanks
Hi I was wondering if you got the answer to this question I also have been trying to find this dressing I had it some where but I cant seen to find where some where is lol If you found it would you please send me a copy thank you so much Have a great day Renee
Renee- I am not sure exactly what you are asking, sorry 🙁