• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Modern Honey
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • Top 20
  • Subscribe
  • About
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipes
    • Top 20
    • Subscribe
    • About
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • ×

    Home » Recipes » Side Dishes

    Not Yo Mama's Potato Salad

    Published: Jun 30, 2016 · Modified: Aug 23, 2018 by Melissa Stadler · This post may contain affiliate links · 9 Comments

    5015 shares
    Jump to Recipe

    A simple potato salad made with olive oil and vinegar and topped with crispy bacon and green onions. A lighter, fresher potato salad recipe!

    Not Yo Mama's Potato Salad by Modern Honey l www.modernhoney.com

    German Potato Salad

    Say goodbye to soggy potato salads drenched in mayonnaise....salads that make you forget you are even eating a potato. It's almost 4th of July, which means there will be millions of bowls filled with this classic side dish. So let me introduce you to the Not Yo Mama's Potato Salad.

    It all started with my Mother, actually.   She is NOT a fan of the ever so popular white condiment - mayonnaise. So in order to appease my Mom (because even at my age I still strive to do that), I decided to create a potato salad sans mayo. Could it be possible? Oh yes, it is! You do it by making the potato the REAL star of this salad and not masking it with a ridiculous amount of the white stuff.

    This type of potato salad can be referred to as German Potato Salad with oil and vinegar and they apparently knew what they were doing.

    Not Yo Mama's Potato Salad by Modern Honey l www.modernhoney.com

    This German Potato Salad with Crispy Bacon is light tasting, tossed in a vinaigrette made with extra virgin olive oil, vinegar, dijon mustard, and spices. Oh, and did I tell you about the bacon? There's BACON! I think I can hear you cheering from home.

    This potato salad with a homemade vinaigrette can be served warm, cold, or at room temperature but it's best a little warm. You want to fry up that bacon until it's nice and crispy. It adds a perfect salty smoky element to this potato salad. Spread the salad out on a beautiful platter or toss it in a big bowl for serving.

    Not Yo Mama's Potato Salad by Modern Honey l www.modernhoney.com

    Light and Fresh German Potato Salad made with olive oil and vinegar dressing and topped with bacon. A mayo-free potato salad recipe. www.modernhoney.com #potatosalad #germanpotatosalad

    Not Yo Mama's Potato Salad by Modern Honey l www.modernhoney.com

    Not Yo Mama's Potato Salad

    Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey
    Say goodbye to potato salad drenched in mayo. Not Yo Mama's Potato Salad is made with a light vinaigrette, spices, and crispy bacon that is anything but boring.
    5 from 5 votes
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe Save Saved!
    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 35 mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine german
    Servings 8
    Calories 288 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 lbs. Potatoes red new or Yukon gold, cut into bite-size pieces
    • Salt
    • 6-8 Slices Bacon
    • 6 Green Onions diced
    • 2 Tablespoons Fresh Parsley Finely Diced
    • ⅓ cup Parmesan Cheese optional

    Vinaigrette:

    • ⅓ cup Olive Oil
    • ½ cup Vinegar apple cider, red wine, white
    • 1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard
    • 3 Tablespoons Sugar
    • 1-2 teaspoons Salt more to taste
    • ½ teaspoon Pepper more to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Place potatoes in a large pot filled with water and bring to boil over high heat. Generously salt water. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until potatoes are fork-tender, 15-20 minutes, depending on potato size. Drain and set aside.
    • While potatoes are cooking, place the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until crispy, turning as needed. Place on paper towel lined plate. Once cooled, break into bite-size pieces.
    • In a small bowl, mix olive oil, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt, and pepper. Drizzle over warm potatoes. Top with crispy bacon, green onions, parsley, and optional parmesan. Season with additional salt and pepper.
    • Serve warm, room temperature, or cold. Best served warm while bacon is nice and crispy.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 288kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 8gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 507mgPotassium: 765mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 205IUVitamin C: 22.4mgCalcium: 108mgIron: 5.9mg
    Keyword potato salad with olive oil
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    DSC_0484 copy

    Happy 4th of July, my friends! What are your plans for the big weekend? Hopefully, it involves good food (and of course the best German potato salad), friends, and lots of time playing in the water.

    Happy Cooking!

    More Side Dishes

    • Crudite Platter (Veggie Tray with Dips)
    • Greek Potatoes
    • Hummus
    • Coconut Rice

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Paul Merkl

      March 28, 2019 at 1:23 pm

      Thanks for your recipe. I already have one similar to yours. I am German and My Great Grandmother made the best German Potato Salad. Its a old recipe, if she got it from her mom it would be about 150 years old recipe. The thing that she used to do was to take and add some of the hot bacon grease to the dressing mix. It really gave it a bacon flavor.

      Yes the German Chancellor has the same last name as mine. Related, dont think so but its a common name in Germany. Enjoy

      Reply
    2. Heather

      June 11, 2018 at 8:47 am

      This is my new favorite side dish! I loved it. We had no dijon mustard, so i used honey mustard and reduced the sugar to 1 TBSP. (I thought maybe the honey mustard would be too sweet with the sugar). I also cooked my chopped onions for about 10 minutes in olive oil, because was afraid my kids wouldn't eat it if they tasted crunchy onions. It is a great recipe! Thanks for sharing it!!

      Reply
      • Modern Honey

        June 12, 2018 at 8:28 pm

        Such great ideas, Heather! I love that you sauteed the onions too. I bet that made it taste amazing. Thank you for sharing and for trying my recipe!

        Reply
    3. Robin

      October 01, 2016 at 5:18 pm

      5 stars
      Loved this so much! It could be the one I've tried that I like best, even with the couple of substitutions I had to make. Will definitely serve it again!

      Reply
      • Modern Honey

        October 02, 2016 at 12:36 pm

        5 stars
        Hi Robin! Thank you so much for letting me know. It always makes me day these kind comments. Have a great Sunday! - Melissa 🙂

        Reply
    4. Shirlyn Hoyt Allen

      July 01, 2016 at 5:51 am

      5 stars
      This was the hit of the evening! Thanks again I just had to write back to give it a 5. I made corn dogs for the first time and they weren't bad along with fresh fruit salad. Got the most feedback on your potato salad. You really can make a great potato salad without mayo!

      Reply
      • Modern Honey

        July 01, 2016 at 8:39 am

        5 stars
        This makes me so happy to hear! Thank you so much for making my day and telling me how much you all loved it. You are the best, Shirlyn! xoxo

        Reply
    5. Modern Honey

      June 30, 2016 at 9:04 am

      5 stars
      Hey when 4th of July rolls around, it's definitely the time to crave hot dogs! Haha! This will be the perfect accompaniment to your hot dogs. You are the sweetest, Shirlyn. Thank you!

      Reply
    6. shirlyn

      June 30, 2016 at 8:35 am

      Why, on earth, I'm craving hotdogs is beyond me but this salad will do to cover up my bad judgement tonite. Thanks for sharing MH. As usual when I'm looking for something good to fix you NEVER let me down. Keep um comin' sweetheart. xo Shirlyn

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    Melissa Stadler Modern Honey

    Hi, I'm Melissa Stadler! I am an Award-Winning Recipe Creator. Cover of Food Network Magazine. Two-Time Pillsbury Bake-Off Finalist. I am passionate about sharing the best recipes so you have success in the kitchen!

    More about me →

    Popular

    • Chinese Orange Chicken
    • The Best Chicken Marinade Recipe
    • Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Crush Cookies
    • The Best Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe

    Recent Recipes

    • Mascarpone Cream
    • Lemon Cupcakes
    • Passion Fruit Pie
    • Mint Chocolate Brownies

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    Info

    About

    Recipe Index

    Travel

    Privacy Policy

    Contact

    melissa@modernhoney.com

    Subscribe to my Recipes

    Follow

    Instagram

    Facebook

    Pinterest

    TikTok

    Copyright © 2022 Modern Honey