Instant Pot Potato Salad Recipe

Instant Pot Potato Salad Recipe is amazingly delicious and it takes much less time to make than the classic potato salad on the stove top! If you want to make the best potato salad and to save tons of time doing it, then this Instapot Potato Salad Recipe is for you!

Boiling potatoes for potato salad used to take me the longest time. You need to wait for water to boil, then cook the potatoes, and you also need to watch the potatoes to make sure that they don’t overcook. Same for the eggs, you will need to cook the eggs and ensure that the eggs cook properly.

Not so for this homemade potato salad made in the Instant Pot. When you use this potato salad recipe, you will get an amazingly delicious potato salad in much less time. You will be able to cook both potatoes and eggs in the Instant Pot at the same time.

Best Instapot Potato Salad

Here is the equipment that you need to make the best potato salad:

– Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, this is where you cook the potatoes and eggs for your Instapot potato salad with eggs.

– Steamer Basket, for cooking potatoes and eggs.

– Tongs, for taking out the eggs, once they are cooked.

– Mixing Bowl, for mixing all the ingredients together.

Potato Salad Ingredients

What do you need to make the best potato salad in your Instant Pot? Here are the ingredients that you need to make this easy potato salad recipe.

– Potatoes

– Eggs

– Celery

– Onions

– Mayonnaise

– Apple Cider Vinegar

– Garlic Powder

– Onion Powder

– Paprika

– Kosher Salt

Looking for more potato salad recipes? Here are other potato salad recipes, including Red, White and Blue Potato Salad, Potato Salad Recipe With Bacon, Red Onion, Dill And Mustard Dressing, Greek Style Potato Salad Recipe, and I have even made mock potato salad out of cauliflower, The Best Low Carb Cauliflower “Potato” Salad.

This recipe if for a traditional potato salad recipe, that takes less time than usual to make. Use your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker to do what takes the longest amount of time, when making potato salad. And what takes the most time in cooking of potato salad recipe with eggs is waiting for potatoes and eggs to cook on the stovetop.

I know that Instant Pot Pressure Cooker takes much less time to cook potatoes, it takes me much less time to make Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes, for example, than to make them on the stove top. So I decided to cook eggs and potatoes together in the Instant Pot for the potato salad. And it was amazing — it took me much less time to make Instant Pot Potato Salad, than it usually takes me to make regular Potato Salad.

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– Instant Pot Cranberry Apple Infused Water Recipe, the easiest and tastiest infused water recipe ever. It takes just a few minutes to make this easy infused water in your Instant Pot, no sugar added!

How To Make Potato Salad

Here is how to make egg potato salad in your Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. The best thing about using Instantpot is that you don’t need to figure out how to boil potatoes for potato salad. Use the instructions in the recipe card below, and the pressure cooker will boil them for you.

The first thing to do when you are making potato egg salad is to cook peeled and chopped potatoes and raw eggs in the Instant Pot, using the steamer basket.

While the potatoes and eggs cook, prepare other ingredients, such as onions, celery and the creamy dressing. Dressing is a combination of mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar and spices. There are a few different ways to make the dressing. Follow the instructions in the recipe on the bottom of the post, and it comes out great! Or, instead of using the spices in this recipe, use Rotisserie Chicken Rub. Try it once, and you will be hooked at only using this spice mix in your dish!

Once potatoes and eggs are done, simply lift them out of the Instant Pot using the steamer basket, it is that simple. Then cool potatoes and put the eggs into cold water.

Once potatoes and eggs cool, combine them with the rest of the ingredients, and dress. That’s it, your simple potato salad recipe is ready to be served! Serve with Porterhouse Steak and Air Fryer Asparagus for a simple dinner.

How To Make Instant Pot Potato Salad No Steamer Basket

The above instructions for Instapot potato salad with eggs include using a steamer basket in the Instant Pot. Here is a steamer basket that I use for under $10: click here for steamer basket.

But what if you want to make this best classic potato salad with no steamer basket? Is that even possible?

Yes, you can definitely make this delicious recipe for potato salad without a steamer basket. All you need to do is to follow the recipe below, take the eggs out and drain the potatoes. That’s it, then you can make it without any other additional equipment.

Classic Potato Salad Variations

– For red potato salad recipe, use red skin potatoes instead of white skin potatoes.

– For mustard potato salad recipe, add 2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard to the potato salad dressing.

– We love using Apple Cider vinegar in this recipe, as it goes really well with other ingredients. You can try other vinegar, for example use a bit less Red Wine Vinegar for a different take on a potato salad.

– For an extra creamy potato salad, make a bit more potato salad dressing.

– For Cajun potato salad, add some Cajun Seasoning to the basic potato salad dressing.

– For potato salad recipe with bacon, add some crispy bacon.

How can I make it with dill?
It is very simple to make your IP Potato Salad with dill. In fact, I like adding dill to my salads, such as in Low Carb Cauliflower “Potato” Salad and Easy Cucumber Tomato Salad With Cauliflower. I didn’t add dill to this Instant Pot Potato Salad, but you can definitely add it. No need to change anything in the recipe, just add the dill.

How can I make it vegan?
There are two ingredients that are not vegan in this delicious side dish, eggs and mayo. You can leave out the eggs, increase the amount of potatoes by a bit and substitute vegan mayo to make it vegan.

How can I make Instant Pot Potato Salad with dill pickles?
If you like the flavor that dill pickles add to the potato salad, just chop them and add them to this recipe.

How long is potato salad good for?
This easy homemade potato salad is so good, that it disappears immediately. However, if you have some leftovers, you can store them in the refrigerator for a day or two.

Can you make this classic potato salad in advance?
Yes, in fact we recommend making this homemade potato salad a few hours before you are planning to eat it, so that all the flavors meld together. Make this delicious side dish a few hours in a advance, and store in the fridge, until you are ready to eat it.

How can I make it with no mayo?
It is hard to make this with no mayo, as mayo is what makes the creamy dressing really creamy and delicious. You can try using sour cream instead of mayo. Or, you can go in a completely different direction, and use a different dressing, such as Greek Salad Dressing for the potato salad.

If you use the Greek Salad Dressing, skip the eggs, and use feta cheese instead.

How can I make it with sour cream?
To use sour cream in this IP Potato Salad Recipe, use half mayo and half sour cream in the dressing, instead of just mayo.

What To Serve With Potato Salad

We love this salad served with a meat and a light vegetable salad. Serve it with Instant Pot Chinese Spare Ribs and Easy Cucumber Tomato Salad With Cauliflower for a delicious dinner.

Or, serve it with Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Chicken Legs and Cabbage Salad With Apples.

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Instant Pot Potato Salad Recipe

Best Ever Instant Pot Potato Salad Recipe With Egg. Here is how to make potato salad in half the time in your Instapot. You will never make your potato salad any other way again! This is a perfect summer side dish for a crowd!

Prep Time2 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: instant pot potato salad, instapot side dish

Servings: 8

Calories: 178kcal

Author: TastyGalaxy.com

Equipment

• Instant Pot
• Steamer Basket
• Tongs
• Mixing Bowl
• Cutting Board
• Knife

Ingredients

• 2 pounds Potatoes raw
• 5 Eggs
• 2 Celery Stalks
• ½ Onion small

Creamy Dressing

• 4 tbsp Mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• ¼ tsp Onion Powder
• ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
• ⅛ tsp Paprika
• Salt to taste

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Instructions

• Wash and peel potatoes. Cut potatoes into bite sized pieces.

  Put the steamer basket on the bottom of the Instant Pot. Arrange cut potatoes inside the steamer basket. Add enough water (2-3 cups) to cover most of the potatoes. Put the eggs on top of the potatoes. If you are not using the steamer basket, follow the instructions without using it.

  Place the lid on the Instant Pot, use the manual setting, and cook for 2 minutes. While it is cooking, prepare a pot with really cold water.
• Use Natural Release, and wait for the valve to drop. Carefully open the lid and very carefully remove the steamer basket from the Instant Pot. Use tongs to remove the eggs into the pot with cold water. Let the potatoes cool and dry.

  If not using steamer basket, remove the eggs using tongs and then carefully drain the potatoes.
• While potatoes and eggs cook, wash and peel the onion. Wash the celery.

  Make the Creamy Dressing by mixing together mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika and a pinch of salt.
• Once the eggs and potatoes are cool, peel and chop the eggs. In a mixing bowl combine potatoes, eggs, onions and celery. Add the Creamy Instant Pot Potato Salad Dressing and mix.

  Serve Potato Salad with Instant Pot Chinese Spare Ribs and Easy Cucumber Tomato Salad With Cauliflower and Microwaved Broccoli.

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Notes

You don't need the steamer basket in order to make this salad. If you do not have it, just follow instructions in the recipe to make the salad.

The best way to save time while making this potato salad, is to start potatoes and eggs cooking first, and then chop onions and celery and make the dressing, while they cook. That way, once eggs and potatoes are ready, all you will need is to add the rest of the ingredients in, and add the dressing.

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Nutrition

Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 533mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 178IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg