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bavarian potato salad
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Bavarian Potato Salad with Bacon

Bavarian Potato Salad is a tangy vinegar based potato salad. It's lighter than the mayonnaise version and is perfect served alongside any German food like bratwurst and sauerkraut!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Side Dish Recipes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bavarian potato salad, warm german potato salad with bacon
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 187kcal

Ingredients

  • 5 slices bacon
  • ¾ cup chopped onion
  • cup apple cider vinegar
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 6 cups yellow potatoes cut into slices or bite size pieces
  • chopped parsley optional

Instructions

TO COOK THE POTATOES ON THE STOVETOP

  • Fill a pot with cold water to cover the potatoes.
  • Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer until potatoes are fork tender, about 5 to 8 minutes depending on their size. Drain.

TO COOK THE POTATOES IN THE INSTANT POT

  • Wash and scrub potatoes. Cut potatoes in bite size chunks (or if you prefer, you can cut them into potato slices). Add a steamer basket into the Instant Pot. Add 1 cup of water and the potatoes.
  • Lock lid in place, and pressure cook for 15 minutes. Do a natural pressure release for 5 minutes, then a quick release. Drain the potatoes.

TO MAKE THE DRESSING

  • In a large skillet or in your Instant Pot, fry the bacon until crisp, remove and set aside to drain on a paper towel.
  • Drain all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat. Add onion to the pan with the drippings and cook until tender.
  • Add vinegar and water, cook until bubbly. Add sugar, salt and pepper and stir to dissolve. Allow to reduce and then remove from heat.
  • Place cut potatoes in a large bowl and allow them to sit for 15-20 minutes until slightly cooled but still warm. Pour the warm salad dressing over the potatoes. Gently stir to combine. The potatoes will soak up the dressing as they sit. Crumble bacon and add to the potatoes along with chopped parsley.
    Serve warm.

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Notes

This potato salad is served warm or at room temperature.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
If refrigerated, remove before serving to allow the salad to lose the chill factor.
It will keep for several days in the fridge, if it's around that long!
This tastes just as good or better the next day.

Nutrition

Serving: 1grams | Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 427mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g
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