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September 16, 2025
Lemon Potato Salad Recipe
You don’t want mayo for a terrific Potato Salad! The key is to marinate the potato so it sucks up flavour. This Lemon Potato Salad is shiny, zesty and nicely seasoned. Nice heat, at room temp, on the day and the day after!
For a wholesome creamy various, do that Potato Salad with a no-mayo Creamy Potato Salad Dressing OR no-mayo Creamy Lemon Dressing!
I realised it’s been far too lengthy since I shared a potato recipe and needed to rectify that instantly.
Let me make clear, “analysis” includes going to eating places for style testing. It’s a tricky, robust gig….
BUT! The submit style testing half is definitely fairly exhausting work – so I have to share one thing tremendous easy at present to recuperate! 😂 So at present’s recipe is a straightforward, shiny, no-mayo Lemon Potato Salad.
MARINATE YOUR POTATOES!
There’s nothing extra disappointing than biting right into a beneficiant sized piece of potato with any type of dressing – mayo or non mayo – solely to seek out the within of the potato tastes of nothing greater than unseasoned potato.
Answer: Douse your potatoes with dressing whereas scorching. They act as a sponge and suck up all of the flavour. It’s SO GOOD you virtually don’t want so as to add some other dressing to it!
NO MAYO POTATO SALADS are in scorching demand!
Whereas I’ve an enormous mushy spot for the basic Creamy Potato Salad which is in nice demand round vacation season, I make this no-mayo Lemon Potato Salad much more usually all year long. It’s notably in nice demand by my pals, most of whom are anti-mayo for various causes.
There’s loads of variations like this No-Mayo Purple Potato Salad with Charred Corn and Bacon or my German Potato Salad. Simply don’t skip the marinating for each! I promise it’s value it. ❤️ – Johnsat x
PS I’ve known as it a Lemon Potato Salad, and lemon flavour you shall get. It’s not the juice – that’s simply bitter. The lemon flavour is within the zest. So if you need a lemon flavoured potato salad, don’t skip the zest!
MORE POTATO SIDES
- Mrs Brodie’s Well-known Potato Salad with bacon
- Roasted Candy Potato Salad
- Actually Crunchy Roast Potatoes (and I imply significantly crunchy!)
- Crispy SMASHED Potatoes – a crowd favorite!
- Parmesan Crusted Potatoes
- See all Potato recipes
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
Ingredients
- 1 kg / 2 lb baby potatoes (Note 1)
- 2 tbsp salt (for water)
- 1 cup green onions , sliced
- 1/4 cup parsley , finely chopped
- 5 tbsp / 75 ml extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup / 65 ml lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lemon zest (1 large lemon)
- 1 garlic clove, large, minced
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1.5 tsp sugar
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Dressing: Shake in a jar.
- Halve so they are about 2.5cm / 1″ pieces (cut large ones into 3).
- Bring 4 litres / 4 quarts water to the boil, add salt. Add potatoes, bring back up to the boil then reduce to simmer. Cook for 5 minutes or until just cooked – don’t let them overcook or become too soft, they will keep cooking from residual heat.
- Drain and immediately transfer to a bowl.
- While potatoes are hot, pour over half the Dressing. Use rubber spatular to gently stir.
- Set aside to marinate for at least 30 minutes, even overnight.
- Add green onions and parsley, pour over remaining Dressing. Carefully toss with rubber spatular, then serve. Great warm or at room temperature, and it’s also great the next day.
Notes
1. This recipe will work fine with any type of potato. Starchy and all purpose potatoes suck up the flavour better than waxy ones, but even waxy potatoes are fine. Just make sure you cut them to the prescribed size and don’t overcook otherwise they will crumble when tossed.
2. Add Ins / variations: other fresh herbs like chives, basil, thyme or rosemary (go easy on these, they are strong), dried herbs, bacon (!!), parmesan, rocket/arugula, sun dried tomatoes. Give it a Mediterranean spin by adding oregano and/or feta!!
3. Nutrition per serving, assuming 5 servings about 200g/7oz per serving.
Nutrition Facts
Lemon Potato Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 256
Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%Saturated Fat 2g13%Sodium 385mg17%Potassium 910mg26%Carbohydrates 29g10%Fiber 5g21%Sugar 2g2%Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 450IU9%Vitamin C 36.8mg45%Calcium 79mg8%Iron 7mg39% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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