German Tater Salad

This classic vinegar-based German Potato Salad amongst bacon is groovy served warm or chilled. Packed amongst flavor, it's a fabulous side dish for whatsoever backyard barbecue or everyday meal!

amongst bacon is groovy served warm or chilled High German Potato Salad

I receive got yet to run across a white patato salad I don't like. And 1 of my absolute favorite white patato salads is this vinegar-based High German Potato Salad.

No mayo? ... no problem! I tin give notice sure enough accept my white patato salad without the mayo. The tang of the vinegar dressing is thus tasty amongst the potatoes inwards this no-mayo version.

And bacon. Oohhhhhhhh, bacon as well as potatoes are exactly thus skilful together.

This classic German Potato Salad is groovy served warm or chilled. Packed amongst flavor, it's a fabulous side dish for whatsoever backyard barbecue or everyday meal!

Loaded amongst dill pickles, scallions, fresh parsley, as well as crumbled bacon, this is 1 flavor-packed white patato salad that's a fabulous side dish for whatsoever backyard barbecue or everyday meal.

And it's tasty to relish either warm or cold. So serve it at nowadays afterward it's made as well as even thus warm, or chill it for several hours or overnight ... whichever yous prefer.

But nosotros prefer it chilled to give the potatoes fourth dimension to absorb closed to of the vinegar. It makes it extra skilful as well as tasty that way.

My hubby Mark is of High German descent. His woman raise grew upwards inwards FRG as well as came to the USA when she was 17 years old, settling inwards the North Carolina town inwards which my hubby grew up.

We're blessed to larn to relish closed to authentic High German dishes when she cooks. And are also blessed to larn to relish inheriting closed to of her favorite High German recipes, too.

My mother in law as well as my hubby refer to this version of High German Potato Salad every bit "Rich Man's High German Potato Salad" because it has all kinds of "stuff" inwards it. Like bacon ... as well as chopped pickles ... as well as scallions ... as well as celery ... as well as fresh parsley.

My mother in law as well as my hubby refer to this version of High German Potato Salad every bit "Rich Man's High German Potato Salad" because it has all kinds of "stuff" inwards it.

The "stuff" adds wonderful flavor, but it's also "stuff" that wasn't readily available inwards FRG during my mother-in-law's growing upwards years. Because of World War II, they were real express inwards what supplies they could larn their hands on.

Because of the express supplies of her youth years, my mother in law makes a much simpler version of High German white patato salad that nosotros telephone telephone "Poor Man's High German Potato Salad."

It's quite exactly just potatoes as well as real thinly sliced onion dressed amongst vinegar, salt, as well as pepper. That's it ... because that's pretty much all they had. But allow me say you, "Poor Man's" High German white patato salad is sooooo good, too.

But when it comes to which diverseness of High German white patato salad ... rich man's ... hapless man's ... it actually doesn't affair to me which version I get. I honey them both.

As long every bit I larn that yummy combination of vinegar as well as potatoes, my gustation buds are happy!

German Potato Salad

Source: A menage unit of measurement friend

(Printable recipe)

Ingredients

2 lbs. potatoes, unpeeled
1 stalk celery
2 baby dill pickles
2 scallions, white as well as dark-green parts
1/3 c. white vinegar
3 T. extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. paprika
4 T. chopped fresh parsley
6 slices bacon, cooked as well as crumbled

Directions

Boil potatoes until tender when pierced amongst a fork. (Cooking times volition vary based on the size as well as diverseness of your potatoes.) Cool slightly until potatoes are cool plenty to handle; chop into 1/2-inch cubes. Place warm cubed potatoes inwards a large bowl.
Chop celery, pickles, as well as scallions. Add celery, pickles, scallions, as well as crumbled bacon to the potatoes as well as gently mix to combine.
Place vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, as well as parsley inwards a jounce or small-scale bowl. Shake or whisk until thoroughly combined. Pour over white patato mixture spell potatoes are even thus warm. Toss gently to coat.
Serve warm or chilled.

Enjoy!

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