Instant Pot Potato Salad Hack
Instant Pot Potato Salad Hack
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 8 medium size Russet Potatoes peeled, cubed
- 3 large eggs (make 4 if you like to slice one up to decorate your salad)
- 1 tbsp white or apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Add water to instant pot.
- Place a steamer basket inside the pot and spread cubed potatoes on it, then top with the eggs.
- Lock on lid, and turn pressure valve on lid to SEALING.Press PRESSURE COOK button and adjust timer to 5 minutes.
- When timer is done, do a quick pressure release by carefully turning pressure valve on lid to VENTING.
- Open Lid, remove eggs and place them in a bowl filled with cold water and several ice cubes. Set the bowl aside to cool eggs.
- Carefully lift out Instant Pot liner, with potatoes inside, to a counter trivet and let it cool 10 minutes. Then carefully lift out steamer basket and transfer potatoes to a large bowl, drizzle with vinegar, stir and set aside to cool at least 10 min.
- Once potatoes are room temperature they are ready to be mixed with your favourite potato salad dressing.Peel the eggs, cut them in half and remove the yolks.Finely chop the white part, crush the yolks with a fork, and fold both into your potato salad dressing.*if you cooked an extra egg for garnishing your salad, don't forget to set it aside, and keep it in the fridge until ready to serve your salad, then slice it and set it on top as a garnish with a dash of paprika
It’s that time of year…potato salad season!
The May long weekend in my corner of the world is the beginning of picnics, pool parties and backyard BBQs.
And the one dish you’re sure to find at these fun-tastic gatherings is…potato salads.
It’s a staple for sure, and it comes in a surprising number of varieties.
Today’s post is not a recipe but rather a recipe hack, that you can use with your favourite go-to potato salad recipe. It’s a way to simplify the process using your Instant Pot, of course!
THE HACK – one pot cooking, that means cooking both the potatoes and eggs together in the Instant Pot.
THE RESULT – perfectly cooked potatoes and easy to peel eggs, and only one pot to clean!
Once you’ve tried this method a couple of times and see how easy it is, it will become your go-to way of making potato salad.
Give it a try and let me know what think of this idea.
Enjoy the long weekend everyone, play safe.
And just in case you don’t have your own go-to Potato Salad recipe, here’s my recipe…
Mary’s Classic Potato Salad
Mary's Classic Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp sour cream
- 1 tsp yellow mustard (Dijon mustard is also good)
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar (or juice from a pickle jar)
- 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley (or 1/2 tsp dried parsley)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- optional add-ins (1/4 cup each) (add the ones you like, 1 or all) finely chopped red onion, finely chopped celery, finely sliced radishes
- cooked Potatoes + Eggs from Instant Pot Potato Salad Hack recipe
- dash paprika for garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk the first 7 ingredients together.
- Add cooked crushed egg yolks and whisk well to combine.
- Add cooked, cooled potatoes, chopped egg whites and any optional ingredients you are using to the bowl and mix together well. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Before serving garnish with dashes of paprika and if using, the reserved egg slices.
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14 Comments
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
The salad looks perfect! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Have a wonderful week.
Mary
the instant pot has made my potato salad making so much easier, had to share! thanks for hosting a great link party!
Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook
I love this hack and I love potato salad a lot! I haven’t added sour cream in my potato salad before, but I need to try it. Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday party! Please do not forget to mention Fiesta Friday link for a chance to be featured!
Of Goats and Greens
A good idea… all’s I need is that Instant Pot – well the more useful recipes I see, the sooner it will arrive here – er, once my pantry is fully built. (Soon?? Just waiting on that carpenter’s schedule…) Thanks for sharing with everyone at Fiesta Friday!
cheryl
I love potato salad, and potato salad season! It’s always interesting to experiment with new ingredients to change it up a bit. I often put green peas and chopped ham in my potato salad, and sometimes green onions. I’ve also never tried with sour cream, but I will now! 🙂
Miz Helen
Congratulations!
Your post is featured on Full Plate Thursday Top Ten this week! Thanks so much for sharing with us and hope you have a great week.
Miz Helen
Mary
Thats so nice! Thank u for the feature and for hosting too!
Julie Briones
Your potato salad looks so yummy! Congrats on your feature at Morning Cup! We would be blessed to have you link-up at Tuesday Turn About! Our very first party closes tonight at midnight, PST! Have a great weekend!
Karen
Oh wow. Will have to try this!!!! What a great idea
Mary
it works so well, I love it too! have a great weekend!
Miz Helen
Congratulations, your awesome post is featured on our Top Ten Features this week at Full Plate Thursday! Thanks so much for sharing with us and hope you will come back soon!
Miz Helen
Mary
Awesome! thank u for the feature much appreciated, I be visiting for sure and will look for it!
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
I love easy! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – have a great week!
kelly @ jellie's kitchen
This is a really neat timesaver. Thanks!