Not only is Instant Pot Potato Salad easy to make, but this recipe is simply delicious! A flavorful creamy dressing coats pressure cooker steamed potatoes and eggs perfectly, to make a tasty potato salad that’s perfect for BBQs, picnics, or casual dinners.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This is a true one pot potato salad recipe! You don’t even need to touch your stove to make this recipe, as all the cooking is done in the instant pot! And since you don’t need your stove, you can make this potato salad just about anywhere! Try making potato salad in the instant pot while you’re camping or off on another adventure this season. You’ll see that you can easily adapt this recipe, and use this Instant Pot cooking method to make your favorite potato salad recipe, but faster! And if you don’t already have a favorite potato salad recipe, I know that my Instant Pot recipe is pretty darn good, and will easily become your new go-to. You will also love my easy Red Potato Salad, and zesty Deviled Egg Potato Salad recipes. Try them all, and then pick your favorite! While you’re here reading about summertime salads, be sure to check out my super simple Caprese Pasta Salad with tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella pearls. Everyone also loves my Strawberry Salad with Feta and red onions.
Key Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this one pot potato salad: Debbie
Potatoes: Two pounds of waxy potatoes, washed, peeled, and cut into cubes that are about 2 centimeters or ¾ inch. Eggs: I love lots of eggs in my potato salad! Wash six eggs in preparation for adding to the instant pot with the potatoes. Celery and Green Onion: for flavor and crunch! You can also use diced white onion for a stronger onion flavor if you prefer. Potato Salad Dressing: A tangy, creamy mixture of mayonnaise, mustard, sweet pickle relish, salt, and pepper.
The Best Potatoes for Potato Salad
While everyone has their own opinions about which potatoes make the best potato salad, I believe that you should use a somewhat waxy potato. This type of potato holds its shape better so that your salad has visible cubes of potatoes rather mashed up pieces! Your potato options will vary based on where you live, so here are some suggestions for the best potatoes to buy at the store when you’re going to make potato salad:
In the US, look for Yukon Gold potatoes, regular white potatoes, red potatoes, or larger new potatoes. In the UK, Maris Piper potatoes work very well for potato salad, but I often like King Edward potatoes a bit more. Salad potatoes are also a great option. If you’re in Australia, go for Desiree, Red Pontiac, or Sebago potatoes for your instant pot potato salad.
Complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Instant Pot Potato Salad
Recipe Tips
Trust the process! If you’ve made my instant pot hard boiled eggs, you might know that they usually take 5 minutes with a 5-minute natural release. This recipe will cook the eggs fully in just three minutes, and that’s because the potatoes are in there as well and the time for the pot to come to pressure is longer. You can still make this instant pot recipe if you don’t have a steamer basket or trivet. Simply place the potatoes and eggs on the bottom of the pot. They may be a bit softer because they were touching the water, but still easy and delicious! For the best flavor, I suggest that you use regular full-fat mayonnaise for potato salad, but you can adjust the recipe to use reduced-fat mayo if you would like to. Any type of mustard and relish can be used. Yellow mustard gives a zippy flavor, but Dijon mustard adds a different, more mellow one. Dill relish is tasty in place of sweet relish too. Use what you have at home already! Feel free to adjust the size of this recipe. As long as the potatoes are all cut to the same size, the cooking time in the instant pot will stay the same. You can make more or less potato salad depending on how many servings you need and how big your IP is.
Storing Tips
Store instant pot potato salad in the fridge for up to 3 days. Remember, salads like this one are made with mayonnaise, which can spoil if left out of the fridge for too long. Be sure to keep potato salad cool before and during dinner. Potato salad does not freeze well, so I do not recommend it.
What To Serve With Instant Pot Potato Salad
Serve this easy potato salad with any of your favorite meals! It’s particularly tasty with summertime favorites like Grilled BBQ Chicken, Smoked Tri-Tip, and Grilled Shrimp Kabobs. You’ll save so much time using the Instant Pot to make Potato Salad! Be sure to try this recipe soon – it’s perfect for hot summer months when you don’t want to have water boiling on the stove. © Little Sunny Kitchen
