Vegan Potato Salad
This Vegan Potato Salad is a lighter way of enjoying potato salad without the mayonnaise. It’s full of bright flavours that make it perfect for summer. Get the recipe below.
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No Mayo Potato Salad
There are two ways to make a Vegan Potato Salad. One is to make your potato salad with vegan mayonnaise. The other is to make a potato salad that tastes delicious without any mayo at all! This recipe is an example of the latter.
There are lots of reasons why you might want to make a potato salad without mayonnaise (sometimes it’s nice to make it with creme fraiche). But, I hope to convince you that not all potato salads have to be creamy.
This recipe is packed full of flavour thanks to the fresh herbs, tart cornichons and peppery dressing served with a nutty crunch.
You might not expect to see ingredients like cornichons or hazelnuts in a potato salad but I promise you it’s worth breaking away from the norm.
Of course the stars of the salad are the potatoes. I highly recommend using Jersey Royals but if you can’t get hold of them any new potato will do.
Other baby potato varieties include baby red potatoes, fingerling potatoes (with a distinctive, long shape), Yukon golds and baby russets.
The recipe
Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 500 g new potatoes e.g. Jersey Royals
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp tarragon finely chopped
- 1 tsp parsley finely chopped
- 1 banana shallot finely chopped
- 1 tbsp cornichons thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp chopped hazelnuts
Instructions
- Bring a pan of salted water to a boil.
- Add the potatoes and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender.
- Drain the potatoes and cut into bite sized pieces (either halves or quarters)
- Place the vinegar, mustard, oil, maple syrup and salt and pepper into a jar and shake well until all of the dressing ingredients are combined.
- Place the potatoes in a mixing bowl along with the tarragon, parsley, shallot, cornichons and hazelnuts.
- Add in the dressing and toss.
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More BBQ recipes
Because of the flavour profile and summery flavours it’s great for serving at a BBQ. Non-vegan friends and family will also love this recipe as it goes well with grilled pork and fish.
For more BBQ recipes check out my BBQ recipe archive.