The best, easy, warm potato salad with perfect hard boiled eggs and coasted in a silky vinaigrette of olive oil and red wine vinegar. I like to keep it rustic and healthy, so no mayo, no bacon, purely vegetarian, garnished with lots of fresh onion chives, fragrant dill and a handful of toasted pine nuts for texture.
I can’t help but serve this with a bowl of heirloom tomato and cucumber salad during summer, and these smoky Italian roasted peppers once the cooler weather rolls in.
This traditional, old fashioned potato salad recipe was passed down to me from my grandmother, so variations of it depending on the season are inevitable. Spring, summer, fall or winter, you can bank on this salad to make its appearance at every BBQ, holiday, Sunday dinner and If you are lucky, also in your lunch box.
Favorite Add On Ideas:
- goat cheese crumbles mixed in at the last minute for a creamy flavorful texture
- a couple of tablespoons of capers for a salty bite
- diced up cornichons or dill pickles for extra crunch
- baby arugula
Buttery golden potatoes are my favorite here, tough you’ll find me making this with new red potatoes whenever they are in season as well.
Warm Potato and Egg Salad Recipe
The best, easy, warm potato salad with perfect hard boiled eggs and coasted in a silky vinaigrette of olive oil and red wine vinegar.
Servings 6
Calories 600kcal
Ingredients
- 4 lb golden potatoes - organic
- 6 scallions (or 1 medium red onion )-thinly sliced
- 8 large hard boiled eggs (cooled and sliced)
- 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil + more to taste
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar + more to taste
- 2 tsp sea salt +more to taste
- 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bunch fresh dill -roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup pine nuts -toasted
- 1 -2 tsp red pepper flakes -or to taste
- 1/3 cup onion chives - chopped
Instructions
- Whisk the olive oil and red wine vinegar together then toss with the sliced onion. Season with the sea salt and allow the flavors to marry while the potatoes are cooking.
- Wash the potatoes and cover with cold water and a big pinch of sea salt. Bring to a boil and simmer with the skins on until soft when pierced with a knife (about 20 -25 min). Drain them and allow to sit until cool enough to handle. Peel the skins off of the potatoes and slice them in 1/3 inch slices or into wedges. Boil the eggs and cut them into slices.
- In a large bowl gently toss the cooked potatoes and eggs with the olive oil vinegar dressing and the marinated onions.Adjust seasonings and stir in the dill reserving some for garnish. Serve with some freshly cracked black pepper on top, garnished with the fresh dill, chives and the toasted pine nuts.
Notes
When boiling the eggs you can take a couple out after 6 minutes to garnish the potato salad with creamy 6 minute eggs as well.
Nutrition
Calories: 600kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 248mg | Sodium: 891mg | Potassium: 1439mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 575IU | Vitamin C: 38.2mg | Calcium: 137mg | Iron: 11.6mg
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That looks delicious! With getting such a late start on Summer, I want a picnic with your potato salad!
We have to do a picnic Renee before the warm days are over. I’ll bring this Potato Salad and the Heirloom Tomato Salad.
That looks fantastic! A great twist on German Potato Salad. Bacon is going to be a must! Thanks for sharing.
This has become our absolute favorite potato salad. Love that there is no mayo and is fantastic chilled a single well. I’ll make some tonight for our Labor Day party, I know it will be a hit! Thank you for another amazing recipe!
I appreciate good food photography as I am always working to improve my own at homeecathome.com I love the bowl you used in these pics. I know this is an old post, but where did you get it? It is perfect.
Hi Faith, I think I snatched that one at Home Goods, it has been a while but they always have a nice selection of colorful bowls depending on the season.