{"id":16891,"date":"2018-09-26T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/best-german-potato-salad-recipe-with-warm-bacon-vinaigrette\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T23:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T05:02:06","slug":"best-german-potato-salad-recipe-with-warm-bacon-vinaigrette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/en\/best-german-potato-salad-recipe-with-warm-bacon-vinaigrette\/","title":{"rendered":"Bavarian Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Bavarian Potato Salad recipe will become your new go-to in no time! Crispy Baked Warm Potatoes, Caramelized Onions, Bacon Bits, and a warm Bacon Vinaigrette take this traditional warm German potato salad recipe to a whole new level! <\/em><\/p>\n

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Bavarian Potato Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette – the best traditional potato salad recipe<\/h2>\n

Sharing my favorite German Potato Salad recipe with you guys has been on my agenda for ages. With the cold season coming up and Oktoberfest starting, THIS is the perfect time for potato salad, don’t you think?<\/p>\n

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Let’s forget about carbs for a moment and enjoy a bowl of hot potato salad! <\/strong><\/p>\n

Growing up in rural Bavaria meant that I had no idea what carbs were until I turned, like, 18. Before, carbs were simply food my Granny would cook.<\/p>\n

Oh yes, my Oma’s home cooking was far from what nutritionists would recommend these days. However, she still reached a respectable age and maintained good health all life long.<\/p>\n

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While I love my healthy diet, I still like to remember those childhood days when food was simple, delicious, and ever so comforting – fuelling me and my sisters up for another adventure out in the village forest.<\/p>\n

Yep, we were wild children. We collected mushrooms and build fires though I swear our mom was sometimes hiding behind a tree with a bucket of water ready to pounce.<\/p>\n

One of my granny’s go-to recipes was her potato salad.<\/p>\n

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What are the different types of potato salad in Germany? <\/h2>\n

There are many variations of potato salad throughout Germany and each region makes it a bit differently.<\/p>\n

Swabian potato salad (schw\u00e4bischer Kartoffelsalat) is made with hot broth and potato slices. Northern Germany likes to add cucumber slices and sometimes a mayonnaise-based dressing. This type of potato salad is the version I grew up with in southern Germany.<\/p>\n

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This Bavarian Style Potato Salad recipe has become a real staple side dish any time of year and is one of those every day recipes you will want to keep handy.<\/p>\n

Caramelized Onions, Crispy Baked Potatoes, and a Warm Bacon Salad Dressing – this German Potato Salad recipe is a real treat!<\/h3>\n

Imagine slowly caramelized red onions tossed with crispy baked russet potatoes and crunchy bits of bacon. This alone would be quite delicious.<\/p>\n

However what makes this Bavarian Potato Salad to amazing is the warm vinaigrette we toss our hot potatoes in. Yes, this is a hot potato salad!<\/p>\n

And this is not just any old salad dressing. It’s a divine concoction made from white vinegar, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, olive oil, and the bacon fat leftover from frying the bacon!<\/p>\n

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All in all, this is definitely the BEST potato salad I have ever made and everyone who has tried it so far has asked for the recipe.<\/p>\n

How to make German Potato Salad:<\/h3>\n

The German Potato Salad recipe is quite easy. It starts with washing and quartering the potatoes. I went with red potatoes as they are my favourite! Plus you can eat the peel.<\/p>\n

Toss them with some olive oil, salt and pepper and bake them in the oven until tender and crispy.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, fry the bacon and caramelize the onions. When frying the bacon, it is super important that you do not discard the fat! We need it for our warm bacon vinaigrette!<\/p>\n

How to make Warm Bacon Vinaigrette: <\/strong><\/h3>\n

For the warm bacon vinaigrette, we mix some white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt and sugar. Now, slowly drizzle in the hot bacon fat while whisking. I also add a bit of olive oil at this point.<\/p>\n

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Chef’s Tips for this traditional German Potato Salad Recipe: <\/strong><\/h3>\n