Old Fashioned Vegan Potato Salad

Old Fashioned Vegan Potato Salad 🌱 Potatoes, crisp celery, colorful red onion, sweet gherkin pickles and a few spoonfuls of homemade vegan egg salad combined with a delicious dressing. Experience the best potato salad you've ever tasted!

Who knew a humble potato salad could be a superstar? Loaded with flavor, color and texture - crispy, soft and chewy - this popular potato salad will be a hit every time you serve it. Old fashioned style with timeless appeal. If you're looking for that perfect casual dish to wow a crowd, look no further.

Potato salad is one of those ubiquitous dishes we expect to see at spring and summer parties, potlucks and casual outdoor events. At our house, this vegan potato salad recipe is right at the top of our holy trinity of traditional salads, followed by my mom's marvelous vegan macaroni salad and my fabulous 4-bean fiesta salad.

"Today we made both your egg salad and the potato salad and its the BEST we EVER had. We live in France right next to Germany (where we lived many years as well) where potato salad is huge but yours wins the prize! Highly recommended!!" Natalie

This delightfully delish recipe has evolved to a higher level over time. Handed down by several generations of women in my family - this folks, is your county fair blue ribbon award-winning, old fashioned potato salad - made even better, with all vegan ingredients.

By swapping out egg-based mayonnaise and hard boiled eggs with plant-based ingredients we have transformed the original recipe to 100% vegan. In the process - the flavor, texture and over-all scrumptiousness is better than ever!

Why we love this recipe

• it's ridiculously delish
• 100% vegan
• easy to make ahead and serve later
• we've made it a million times - it's that good
• ideal for potlucks & outdoor parties
• did I mention it's the best vegan potato salad ever!

🥕The Easy Vegan Egg Salad is optional, but I highly recommend making a batch (or two) and add some to this potato salad. It's amazing. Plus, having another salad to serve is an extra bonus! Be sure to watch the video below.

Ingredients

🥕 See the recipe card below for quantities & complete details

Salad ingredients

• Potatoes - we like Yukon Golds, but you can substitute with red (new) potatoes or russets
• Celery - fresh and crispy
• Red onion - we love the color & sweetness, but you can substitute with another type of sweet or mild onion
• Pickles - sweet gherkins are a key ingredient. Yes you can use other sweet pickles or even dill if you prefer, but you owe it to yourself to experience this with gherkins.
• Vegan eggless egg salad - Another game-changing ingredient that makes this potato salad recipe so magical. It's optional, but I think it's totally worth making, plus, you'll have a second salad to add to your table! See the recipe

Dressing Ingredients

• Vegan mayo - use your favorite brand
• Pickle juice - sweet gherkin juice
• Paprika - I prefer sweet paprika (not smoked)
• Salt
• Black pepper - I like freshly ground

Instructions

Prepare a batch of vegan eggless egg salad. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Peel and dice potatoes into approximately 1-2" cubes. Place potatoes in a large stovetop pot. Cover with water and a lid. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Lower to simmering boil and cook for 10-15 minutes until potatoes are just tender. Don't over-cook or they'll get mushy. Remove from stove. Transfer potatoes to a large strainer or colander and drain thoroughly.

Once potatoes are fully drained, transfer them to a large mixing bowl. Add celery, onion, pickles. Gently combine with a large spoon. Add one cup of vegan eggless egg salad. Gently combine. Pour dressing over salad. Carefully toss with salad to fully combine. Be careful not to mash potatoes too much in the process.

Sprinkle with a pinch of paprika. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

🥕Serving Suggestions

A heaping serving of old fashioned vegan potato salad paired with a tofu egg salad sandwich is positively delish! Old school style updated with a vegan twist!