Baby Red Potato Salad (Light on the Mayo)

July 2, 2021 steven

This Baby Red Potato Salad is light on the mayonnaise, it will be your new go-to for summer BBQs.

Baby Red Potato Salad

I love a good homemade potato salad, and this one is absolutely delicious, especially if you’re not a fan of traditional potato salad loaded with mayonnaise. It uses just one tablespoon of mayo but still has plenty of sauce from the Dijon mustard, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. And since it uses red potatoes, no need to peel the potatoes so it’s quicker too! For more lighter potato salad recipes, try this Rainbow Potato Salad and Summer Potato Salad with Apples.

Baby Red Potato Salad

This healthy red potato salad is my favorite way to enjoy potato salad. Red potatoes provide vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, iron, and dietary fiber. They are even higher in fiber when eaten with the skins on.

Should I cut potatoes before boiling for potato salad?

Yes, I like to cut my potatoes into pieces that are the same size so that they cook quicker and more evenly.

How to make baby red potato salad

Potato salad is super simple to make. While your potatoes are boiling, prep and mix together all of the other ingredients. Here’s what you’ll need:

Veggies: Baby red potatoes, green bell peppers, red onion, scallions
Sauce: Dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper

What to Serve with Potato Salad

This red potato salad is perfect for bringing to a picnic or BBQ. You can make it the night before, so it’s ready to go. It would be great served with burgers, grilled chicken, or sandwiches.

Variations:

If you can’t find baby red potatoes, use regular red or gold potatoes.
Sub the green bell pepper with another color pepper or add celery.
Swap the red onion for shallots.
Add fresh dill to this potato salad.

potato salad with scallions

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Baby Red Potato Salad

107.2 Cals
2.2 Protein
17.8 Carbs
3.2 Fats

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

This Baby Red Potato Salad is the perfect potluck side, or lunch side for summer BBQs or a picnic. It’s light and easy to make with lots of fresh flavor.

4 cups baby red potatoes, cut in small pieces
1/2 cup green bell pepper, finely diced
1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
3 scallions, diced
1 1/2 tsps Dijon mustard
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp reduced fat mayonnaise
salt and fresh pepper

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until soft, approx 10 minutes. Drain.
While the potatoes are boiling, combine red onion, green pepper, mustard, olive oil, vinegar and mayonnaise and season with salt and pepper.
Once the potatoes are done, toss them into the bowl with dressing and add scallions and additional salt and pepper to taste.
Serve room temperature or refrigerate until ready to serve.

Serving: 3/4 cups, Calories: 107.2kcal, Carbohydrates: 17.8g, Protein: 2.2g, Fat: 3.2g, Fiber: 2.1g