Need recipe help: Potato salad without eggs or mayonnaise.

[japple]

I need help creating a recipe for potato salad that doesn't use eggs or mayonnaise. I also don't want warm potato salad with bacon, vinegar, etc. Has anyone ever tried making it with potatoes, celery, onion, etc., but with sour cream or yogurt or some other substitution for mayo?

[hippywife]

1. I haven't but only because

I haven't made potato salad in quite a while. I do use yogurt as a sub alot, though. I don't see why it wouldn't work, or even be more light and refreshing than mayo.

You could try it on a small bowl first and then mix it in the bigger portion if you like it.

:hi:

[Denninmi]

2. Sour Cream would work fine

Sure, just use sour cream and put some fresh dill in there. They do that in N. Europe and Russia all the time. Very tasty. Can add other herbs and spices of your choice, too, of course.

[japple]

3. Fresh dill sounds great and I just happen to have some in my garden.

I've been using greek yogurt quite a bit, too and will try that. Would either of you add mustard?

[surrealAmerican]

6. Greek yogurt should work even better than the other kind.

The thickness ought to help replicate the texture you would get from mayonnaise or sour cream.

[hippywife]

10. I was thinking the Greek yogurt would

be perfect for this since to me it is closest to the taste and consistency of sour cream than standard yogurt. It doesn't have that tartness to it.

I love mustard potato salad, but I think in this case I would probably omit it and go for the herbs as others have suggested.

Let us know how it turns out for you. :D

[Stinky The Clown]

9. I agree . . . . fresh dill, fresh onion . . . . .

You could use sour cream or yogurt. Depending on the yogurt, you may want to thin it with a splash of milk.

[grasswire]

4. quite a few recipes show up on google

Here's one:


5 russet or long-white potatoes
2 hard-boiled eggs (discard yolks)
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/3 c. chopped green onions
1 (2 oz.) jar sliced pimiento, chopped
1 1/2 c. yogurt (1% or less fat, by weight)
1 1/2 tbsp. Dijon-style mustard
2 tbsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. dill weed
Dash cayenne pepper

Place the potatoes in a vegetable steamer set over boiling water, cover, and steam until potatoes are just tender when pierced with a fork (or cook potatoes in boiling water until tender). Cool, peel, and place in refrigerator to chill while proceeding with the recipe. Chop one of the cooked egg whites, reserving the other for garnish. Combine chopped egg white, celery, green onions, and pimiento.
In a separate bowl, combine the yogurt, mustard, onion powder, dill weed and pepper. Stir the yogurt mixture into the vegetables. Slice the chilled potatoes and add them to the vegetables in the bowl, mixing gently. Transfer the salad to a lettuce-lined serving bowl and garnish with slices of the reserved egg white and a sprinkling of paprika. Makes about 7 cups. 63 calories per 1/2 cup serving

[book lady]

5. I make a potato and green bean salad

1 lb green beans
3 lbs small red or yukon gold potatos, sliced but not peeled
1/2 red onion, sliced thin
extra virgin olive oil, enought to lightly coat beans and potatos
salt and pepper to taste


Boil or steam green beans - cool
Boil or steam sliced potatos - cool

Put beans and potatos into large bowl
Add onion
Drizzle in olive oil to coat
Add salt and pepper to taste

[GoCubsGo]

14. I make a similar version...

I also add red wine vinegar, Italian herbs, and lots of minced garlic. And, some crispy pancetta bacon, if I have some on hand. Sometimes, I leave out the green beans.

[Trailrider1951]

7. Since I dislike mayonnaise and hard boiled eggs, I make my potato

salad with the following:

Boiled red potatoes
diced sweet onion
diced dill pickles
diced celery
freshly ground black pepper and salt, and to top it all:

my favorite ranch dressing instead of mayonnaise

Try it, you'll like it!:9

On edit: I also use a couple of tablespoons of mustard sometimes. It depends on who is going to share it with me.

[Warpy]

8. You can get eggless mayo in health food stores

It uses lecithin to create the oil emulsion instead of eggs.

My own potato salad dressing uses half mayo, half sour cream and it would likely work well with eggless mayo. I use red potatoes, red onion, celery, finely chopped parsley, a little green onion, black pepper, cider vinegar and the mayo/sour cream dressing. It is very colorful, very tasty, and gets rave reviews when I serve it to others.

You could try a sour cream only dressing, but it would lack richness and the mouth feel you'd get from an eggless mayo.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

11. I never eat mayonnaise and I don't like eggs in potato salad. I make

potato salad with a mustard vinagrette and people love it!

I use red potatoes, diced red onion, diced celery, lots of parsley.

Sometimes I throw in capers and or olives. Or Sliced artichoke hearts. Or Roasted red pepper.

Or, I have added chopped apples and walnuts , making a waldorfy sort of thing

[Monique1]

12. Here is something different

I'm going to make this Saturday


http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/06/recipe-for-grilled-sweet-potato-salad.html

[eShirl]

13. a lady from East Germany used to bring German Potato Salad to church potlucks when I was a kid

no eggs or mayonaise... this recipe for it sounds a lot like what I remember (except I don't remember bacon... but then again it was a few decades ago)

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/german-potato-salad/Detail.aspx

[japple]

15. Yes, I make German potato salad quite often (minus the bacon).

I've also made one using olive oil, mustard, and vinegar which is good. Thanks all for your responses. I think I will try the combination of dill, yogurt/sour cream and green onions.

[madmax]

17. Oooo, I like that. Must try n/t

[madmax]

16. I use sour cream w/ a very little mayo.

You could skip the mayo all together. Add a little cider vinegar if you want a little tang.