Hot German Potato Salad
I have a treat for you today!! An excellent Hot German Potato Salad made with Chilean Splash Creamer potatoes from The Little Potato Company. Have you tried this potato salad before? It really is amazing. Warm bacon, potato goodness with just the right sweet tang makes this potato salad delicious!
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For this scrumptious Hot German Potato Salad I used little Chilean Splash potatoes as mentioned. These potatoes were originally bred in the rugged and fertile steppes of the Chilean Andes. They have a bold, rich, lively complex flavor for a little potato.
With a lovely splash of purple these Creamer potatoes will not only liven up your taste buds but have a catchy eye appeal too! They have a silky creamy skin and gorgeous yellow interior. These little oblong potatoes are just as versatile as all the other little potatoes in The Little Potato Company’s family.
They come prewashed and are super easy to microwave, boil, BBQ, grill or roast. And just like the other members of the family they are a great source of potassium, fibre and only have 100 calories per 148 gm. serving.
This excellent side dish is easy to pull together. Besides the pot the potatoes are cooked in, you just need a large skillet to cook the rest. Cook up your bacon to crisp and remove and set aside. Then in the same pan with leaving two tablespoons of bacon fat, (yup the good stuff), you saute up your onions and add in the rest of the ingredients. When the little potatoes are cooked (a quick 15 min.) add them into the pan along with the bacon crumbled and some freshly chopped green onion. There you have it and nothing will be better to go with so many dishes.
The Recipe

Hot German Potato Salad
A traditional Hot German Potato Salad is updated with Chilean Splash Creamer potatoes adding in a more lively flair and taste!
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. Chilean Splash Creamer potatoes
- 8 slices bacon
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 Tbsp. white sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 tsp. celery seed
- 1/3 cup white vinegar
- 1 tsp. grainy mustard
- 4 green onion, greens chopped only
Instructions
- Cut the larger little potatoes in half. In a large pot of salted boiling water add the potatoes and let cook for 15 min. They should be tender but still firm.
- Meanwhile cook the bacon until crisp. Remove and set aside. Drain all but 2 Tbsp. of bacon fat from the pan. Cook the onion until translucent. Turn off the heat. Add in the sugar, salt, pepper, celery seed, white vinegar, and mustard. Stir to dissolve the sugar and salt. When the potatoes are done drain and place into the pan with the onions. Turn on the heat to medium and stir to coat the potatoes. Once the mixture has been mostly absorbed into the potatoes add in the bacon and green onions. Toss and heat through and serve.

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Comments & Reviews
Reesa Lewandowski says
I would have loved to have had this tonight with our steaks! This looks so delicious!
Jeanette says
LOVE potatoes!! I needed something as a side for dinner tonight! This is exactly right!
Lisa Favre says
This potato salad looks absolutely divine! Definitely a recipe I’d be willing to try out.
Robin Rue says
This looks so delicious. I love potatoes and so anything that has to do with them I am willing to give a shot.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
That sounds so good! I love German potato salad, but I’ve never tried making it before. I’ll have to give this recipe a try.
Amy Desrosiers says
This potato salad looks so tasty! I would love to make this salad for my family.
Kim @ What's That Smell? says
I’ve never heard of hot potato salad, this looks amazing. I also would love to try those little potatoes, they look delicious and easy to cook with.
Kristi says
Yum. I am going to pin this and add it to our menu rotation soon. Always looking for new ways to make veggies.
Melissa @ The Staten Island Family says
As a vegetarian I am all over this recipe! It looks scrumptious and it is a perfect side for A thanksgiving feast! Thank you so much for sharing!
Ann Bacciaglia says
This looks so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make some this week.
Claudia Krusch says
My husbands’s aunt makes it, it tastes sooooo good! I can’t wait to make your recipe!
Alicia says
This potato salad looks amazing! I’m going to have to make this for dinner this week.
Jocelyn Cañasa Brown says
Yum! Now that looks so good. And this would make a great side dish for Thanksgiving, too!
Aimee Smith says
My family is German and this is my favorite dish! It is SO good!
Hali @daytodayMOMents says
I love cooking with potatoes, this is a really good sounding recipe plus it looks so pretty! 🙂
Sarah says
O I love the bite size foods!! MAN those little potatoes look crumpitous. THANKS for sharing. I didn’t even know potatoes came in purple!
Pam says
Please make sure I am subscribed, thank you.
Tara Noland says
I have added you Pam, thank you!
Tamra Phelps says
I could live on potatoes, lol. (Please add me to your subscription list!)
Keri justice says
These look delicious. Would make a great addition to thanksgiving dinner. I also subscribed to you blog!!
Mersay says
Are these potato common in all grocery stores and this time of year?
Tara Noland says
Yes, they are available all year round and nation wide.
Lin says
Would I be able to make this dish ahead of time?
Tara Noland says
I would say yes as I have seen them at Potlucks but I personally haven’t done it ahead of time.
Linda Howe says
This IS NOT a true German hot potato salad. My grandma was born & raised in Germany, my Dad was born on a boat coming across the ocean to America. When my Mom & Dad got married, my grandma taught her how to make Real German potato salad. We cube the potatoes, boil them with skin off till firm but cooked, cut up a pound of bacon fry it crisp, small chop white onion use the whole onion after the bacon is cooked add the onion to the grease & slightly cook use equal parts sugar & vinegar, salt & pepper to taste, cook till hot not boiling, add the bacon to the mix & pour over the still hot potatoes, do a quick stir to make sure all is covered in the dressing & serve.
Tara Noland says
Thank you very much for the information, love that!