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egg and potato salad in a bowl with a fork

Easy Potato Salad Recipe (Instant Pot)

Isabel Laessig
Learn how to make potato salad in the Instant Pot following my easy potato salad recipe! Ready in under 40 minutes using simple ingredients.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Ice Bath and Cooling Time 15 minutes
Total Time 29 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 417 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 5-6 medium potatoes I recommend gold or red small potatoes cut into 1 to 2-inch equal pieces
  • 1 cup mayonnaise or vegan spread if making vegan potato salad
  • 2 Tablespoons vinegar
  • 1½ teaspoons salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup celery thinly sliced
  • ½ cup onions chopped into small pieces
  • 4 eggs optional
  • 1 cup water
  • Fresh chives chopped, to taste (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Wash and dry potatoes, then peel and cut into 1 to 2-inch pieces. Add prepared potatoes to the bottom of Instant Pot with water and whole eggs. Pressure cook for 4 minutes on high, then quick release when 4 minutes is up.
    5-6 medium potatoes, 4 eggs, 1 cup water
    eggs and potatoes in an instant pot ready to cook
  • Remove the eggs and place them in an ice bath for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, drain water from the potatoes and place the pot in the refrigerator to cool.
    potatoes and eggs in the instant pot after cooking
  • Wash celery and thinly slice, then cut onions into small pieces. Finally, peel the cooled eggs and cut them into small pieces, leaving one for garnish if desired. Once your potatoes are cooled down, add the celery, onion, and eggs to the pot.
    1 cup celery, ½ cup onions
    mixing celery and onions into potatoes
  • Combine mayonnaise, vinegar, salt, sugar, and pepper in a bowl and mix until creamy. Pour the dressing over top your potato mixture and mix together well. Garnish with fresh chives and egg slices if using. Serve chilled, and enjoy!
    1 cup mayonnaise, 1½ teaspoons salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon sugar, 2 Tablespoons vinegar
    Ingredients added to instant pot potato salad

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Notes

  • Using vinegar will help the potatoes keep their shape, so don't skip out on adding it.
  • Make sure not to mix the other ingredients into the potatoes while they're still hot. Drain and cool them first, then add everything together.
  • The beauty of this recipe is that it hard boils the eggs with the potatoes. However, you can leave the eggs out if you don't like eggs in potato salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 417kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 7gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 125mgSodium: 885mgPotassium: 709mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 262IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 48mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Easy potato salad, Easy potato salad recipe, How to make potato salad, Instant pot potato salad, Pressure cooker potato salad
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