It'll Feel Like Oktoberfest in Your Kitchen with this Easy German Potato Salad Recipe
A friend of the family gave me this recipe many years ago. It's quite simple and very tasty, and authentic enough to please my ethnic food-loving husband. Add sauerkraut and brats on a bun and you have a flavorful meal that will satisfy any hearty appetite.
If you've never eaten German potato salad, give this recipe a try. It's a keeper!
Enjoy!
P.S. Don't miss our POLL below!
What Makes This Potato Salad German?
Simple answer, it's warm and it has a slightly sour vinagrette dressing.
And it contains bacon. According to this wikipedia article, what we think of as German potato salad is generally served in southern Germany, while potato salad served in northern Germany more closely resembles our traditional, creamy American potato salad.
The picture above is mine, and I have to tell you that my husband rated that meal of pork roast, sauerkraut, and Microwave German Potato Salad as "Outstanding!" I had to agree, it was absolutely delicious.
Ingredients for German Potato Salad
You probably have most of these on hand, so why not try a batch today?
Microwave German Potato Salad
4 cups sliced cooked potatoes
6 slices bacon
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. sugar (or a little less)
1 1/2 tsp. sale
1/2 c. vinegar
1 tsp. celery seed
How to make German potato salad in the microwave.
Ingredients ready? Here's what to do next.
Bake potatoes in the microwave. Cool slightly, peel, and slice.
Cut bacon in small pieces. Cook in glass dish for 5 minutes on high. Stir halfway through cooking time. Stir in onion. Cook for 2 minutes on high.
Stir in flour, sugar, and salt. Mix thoroughly. Slowly stir in vinegar. Cook in microwave for 3 minutes. Stir every minute.
Blend in potatoes and celery seed. Toss lightly and serve.
When you prepare this recipe . . .
- Have all the ingredients ready to go, as the recipe cooks up quickly.
- German potato salad is great served with bratwurst or other German-style sausage. Add sauerkraut to the menu for an Oktoberfest treat any time of year!
POLL: Have you tried German potato salad?
What did you think of it? Vote in our anonymous poll.
Looking for recipes for authentic German cuisine?
This is THE cookbook you need.
The German Cookbook: A Complete Guide to Mastering Authentic German Cooking
Amazon Price: $23.07 (as of 12/24/2009)
A portion of the book description: "The German cuisine is almost as varied as the terrain. Just as Bavaria passes as the archetype for the entire country, so the food of that section--the dumplings, sausages, beer, pork, and cabbage dishes--represents German cooking to the outside world Delicious though these dishes may be, they hardly begin to give even a clue to the whole spectrum of German cooking, which has more appeal than the average American palate than that of any other foreign country. Think of all the German dishes that have been taken over by Americans--not only hamburgers and frankfurters, with or without sauerkraut, but the jelly doughnut that was first the Berliner Pfannkuchen, Boston Creme Pie, that in Germany is 'Moor's Head'; the range of Christmas cookies; and even that old stand-by of ladies' luncheons, creamed chicken in a patty shell, that appears in every German Konditorei as Koniginpastetchen."
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The best way to cut up the bacon for this recipe is with kitchen shears.
This is one of my favorite, most versitile kitchen tools. Every kitchen needs at least one pair.
Wüsthof Come-Apart Kitchen Shears
Amazon Price: $19.25 (as of 12/24/2009)
* Blades come a part for easy cleaning
* Can be held with either right or left hand
* Handle has helpful jar opener
* Can be taken apart for resharpening
* Steel-tooth insets in handles twist open bottle and jar caps
Where to get Celery Seed
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(Not familiar with this spice? Read more about celery seed here.)
If you want to taste great German potato salad, visit Oktoberfest.
You don't have to be a beer drinker to enjoy Oktoberfest. I'm not, and I did. I like this German beer art, too.
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- BarbRad BarbRad Oct 22, 2009 @ 3:39 am
- I didn't vote because I have eaten German potato salad and didn't particularly like it. However, your recipe for it looks better than the one I tasted. So I will probably try it, since it is a bit like the one his mother used to make.
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- naturegirl7 naturegirl7 Oct 10, 2009 @ 2:28 pm
- I've never tried German Potato Salad, but the recipe looks good.
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- lakeerieartists lakeerieartists Oct 6, 2009 @ 4:14 pm
- Great job on this recipe. Yum. I think I need to buy some potatoes.
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- jkvkdailey jkvkdailey Oct 1, 2009 @ 10:38 am
- My mouth is watering! My dad loved German Potato Salad. He was a full-blood German.
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- Superwife Superwife Sep 30, 2009 @ 9:13 am
- mmmmmmm oh this looks good!
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