Old Fashioned Amish Potato Salad

Amish potato salad is the perfect side dish for your next family gathering! This delicious salad is the perfect blend of creamy and tangy, with a sweet dressing that tastes amazing.

The Amish are known for their straightforward approach to cooking, and this homemade potato salad fits the bill. It is made with simple ingredients and doesn’t take any fancy preparation.

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You will love this Amish salad if you love potatoes in a creamy dressing! Bring it to your next cookout, or add it to your Easter brunch menu.

In this post, you will learn what makes Amish potato salad unique, how to make Amish potato salad, serving ideas, the best potatoes for potato salad, and tips for making it ahead of time. So let’s get cooking!

🥗What is Amish Potato Salad?

Amish potato salad is both sweeter and tangier than regular potato salad. The tangy dressing is flavored with mustard and cider vinegar.

It also has quite a bit of sugar, which makes it sweet. The two flavors combine to give Amish potato salad its distinctive taste and delicious flavor.

🥔Key Ingredients

For exact amounts needed see the recipe card below

• potatoes
• hard-boiled eggs
• celery
• onion
• mayonnaise
• apple cider vinegar
• sugar
• yellow mustard
• salt
• black pepper
• celery seed

🥣How to Make Amish Potato Salad

1. Cook potatoes – Scrub, peel and dice the potatoes into bite-sized chunks. Put them in a pan, cover them with cold water, and bring them to a boil. Reduce the heat and let them simmer for 10 minutes until they are soft.
2. Cook eggs – Hard cook the eggs. You can cook them in the Instant Pot, air fry the eggs, or hard boil them on the stove.
3. Dice veggies – Dice the celery and onions into small pieces.
4. Cool potatoes and eggs – Drain the cooked potatoes in a colander. Let them cool for 10 minutes. Put the eggs in ice cold water and let them cool also. Then peel and chop the eggs.
5. Make the dressing – In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, cider vinegar, sugar, mustard, celery seed, salt, and pepper. Mix it all up until you get a smooth, creamy texture.
6. Combine – Put the potato cubes, eggs, celery, and onion in a large bowl and mix. Pour the dressing over the potato mixture and stir until everything is coated with the dressing.
7. Chill – Refrigerate until ready to eat the salad.

🍴Serving Ideas

Amish potato salad is a satisfying side dish, perfect for both a holiday dinner or a summer cookout. I like to serve it with ham at Easter dinner or roaster oven turkey at Thanksgiving.

This old-fashioned creamy salad pairs well with Amish broccoli salad and orange fluff salad. The creaminess of the potato salad makes it perfect as a summer side dish.

💭How to Store

This potato salad keeps well in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Keep it tightly covered in an airtight container.

I don’t recommend freezing it since that will change the texture and flavor of the salad. The potatoes become mushy, and the mayonnaise-based dressing separates, making it less appealing.

❓What are the Best Potatoes for Potato Salad?

I prefer to use Yukon gold potatoes for homemade potato salad. They have a creamy texture and buttery flavor that goes well with a mayonnaise dressing.

But any variety of potatoes with a firm texture will work well in potato salad, like red potatoes or russet potatoes. If you use a thin-skinned potato, you can even skip peeling them.

It is essential not to overcook the potatoes. Cook them until they are tender but still hold their shape, so they don’t get mushy when the dressing is added.

⌛Can I Make this Ahead of Time?

Yes, you can make it Amish potato salad ahead of time. Refrigerate it for at least an hour before serving so it develops an extra depth of flavor. Make it up to 24 hours before you plan to use it.

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