Best Swabian Potato Salad Recipe - Perfect For BBQ
 Home » Germany » Swabian Potato Salad – Potato Salad with Vinegar Swabian Potato Salad – Potato Salad with Vinegar If you click on my affiliates/advertisers’ links, I will receive a tiny commission. I only advertise products that I believe in. Marta August 20, 2019 Last updated on July 22, 2025 One Comment Marta August 20, 2019 Last updated on July 22, 2025 One Comment Originating from Swabia, this German Potato Salad with Oil and Vinegar Dressing combines creamy, tender potatoes with a tangy dressing, making it the simplest of all German Potato Salads. Whether you’re hosting a summer barbecue, picnicking or simply craving a comforting dish, Swabian potato salad is the ideal choice. Let’s explore how to make this beloved German classic! We love our potato dishes in Germany, and they are served in many different ways. We love our boiled potatoes, jacket potatoes, mash potatoes, potato au gratin—as well as potato pancakes, potato soups and potato salads. And because potato salads are perfect sides for meat, fish and BBQ, today I would like to show you one of my favourite traditional potato salad recipes: Swabian potato salad. Get my Potato Salad 3-day video course 3 videos and 6 traditional recipes that will show you how to make the perfect German Potato Salad. By submitting your email you agree that Cooking the World may send you new recipes, ultimate guides, video courses, promotional email messages with offers. updates and other marketingmessages. You understand and agree that Cooking the World may use yourinformation in accordance with its Privacy Policy. Potato Salad – Regional Differences The method of preparation, as well as the ingriendents, vary from region to region. In the South of Germany, we use stock, oil and vinegar to prepare the dressing. In the North, on the other hand, they use mayo, pickles or apples. In this recipe, we will be concentrating on potato salad made with no mayo. Trust me, after creating this recipe you won’t be missing mayo in the potato salad again! Choosing the right potatoes Potato salads are often made from waxy potatoes, so I would encourage you to find those, as they are perfect ingredient for salads and gratins. They usually much more firm then the floury potatoes, that are perfect for preparing mash potatoes. The waxy potatoes have also very thin skin that makes the peeling task after cooking much easier. After boiling and peeing the potatoes it is time for magic to happen: we prepare the dressing. The way of preparation of this dressing for swabian potato salad is unusual, because our dressing will be warm. After the dressing is done you will have to pour it all over sliced potatoes and let it rest in the fridge for at least one hour, so all the ingriedents get chance to mix. You can serve the Swabian potato salad with any meat or sausage. Now I would encourage you to go ahead and see the recipe below. 5 from 1 vote Course Side Dish Cuisine German Servings 2 people EQUIPMENT INGREDIENTS 500 g potatoes medium waxy1 onion medium150 ml broth beef1 tbsp white wine vinegar1 tsp sugar1 tbsp mustardsaltpepper2 tbsp oil sunflowernutmeg optional 500 g potatoes medium waxy 1 onion medium 150 ml broth beef 1 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp sugar 1 tbsp mustard salt pepper 2 tbsp oil sunflower nutmeg optional INSTRUCTIONS Cook jacket potatoes for 15-20 minutes (depending on size). Make sure the potatoes are tender, but not too soft, so they keep their shape when slicing.Drain the cooked potatoes and let them cool down a bit for 15 minutes. Peel the skin off and slice them into half cm wide slices.Chop the onions. Cook jacket potatoes for 15-20 minutes (depending on size). Make sure the potatoes are tender, but not too soft, so they keep their shape when slicing. Cook jacket potatoes for 15-20 minutes (depending on size). Make sure the potatoes are tender, but not too soft, so they keep their shape when slicing. Drain the cooked potatoes and let them cool down a bit for 15 minutes. Peel the skin off and slice them into half cm wide slices. Drain the cooked potatoes and let them cool down a bit for 15 minutes. Peel the skin off and slice them into half cm wide slices. Chop the onions. Chop the onions. Prepare your dressing Heat up your broth in a small pot. When it starts to boil, turn the heat off, and add the onions, as well as white wine vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper.Pour the dressing over the potatoes and let it rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour.Before serving add the oil and mix the salad well.Correct the seasoning. Add nutmeg if you like! Heat up your broth in a small pot. When it starts to boil, turn the heat off, and add the onions, as well as white wine vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. Heat up your broth in a small pot. When it starts to boil, turn the heat off, and add the onions, as well as white wine vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the potatoes and let it rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour. Pour the dressing over the potatoes and let it rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour. Before serving add the oil and mix the salad well. Before serving add the oil and mix the salad well. Correct the seasoning. Add nutmeg if you like! Correct the seasoning. Add nutmeg if you like! VIDEO NOTES If you are making potato salad one day ahead I would prepare more dressing, as the potatoes will soak most of it. 1 thought on “Swabian Potato Salad – Potato Salad with Vinegar” It turned out delicious! Thanks Marta! Reply It turned out delicious! Thanks Marta! Reply It turned out delicious! Thanks Marta! Reply 5 from 1 vote Get Potato Salad Video Guide! 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