Potato salad is just one of the recipes that everyone loves. It’s easy to make ahead of time and can contain lots of different additions (like bacon and cheese)!
This is one of my favorite potato salad recipes of all time! It’s rich and creamy and loaded with fresh dill. I love the flavor of fresh dill… it just screams SUMMER to me!! A perfect side for any BBQ or picnic!
If you’re looking for a lightened up version of potato salad, this recipe is very easy to adapt! You can replace 2/3 of the mayo with Greek yogurt and it is delicious! (Nobody will ever know! ;) . I actually substitute Greek yogurt for part of the mayo into most creamy recipes and it works perfectly! I start with about 2/3 mayo to 1/3 yogurt and make adjustments from there!
Creamy Dill Potato Salad
Ingredients
- 3 pounds potatoes white or red skinned
- 1 ½ cups celery diced
- 3 tablespoons green onion finely sliced
- ¾ cup mayonnaise I use Hellman’s Light
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons fresh dill minced
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes until tender (approx. 15-20 minutes). Cool and cut into bite sized pieces.
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients except the potatoes.
- Combine cooled potatoes with dill mixture and refrigerate at least one hour.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Side Dish
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Just finished making this——sooo good! Very similar to what I have made for 60 years. Only thing I did differently was put dressing on while potatoes are still warm. Had to adjust amounts as I used 10 lbs of potatoes!!! Big bowl, big family! They are all discussing via text who gets to take leftovers home. Doubt if there will be any. Thank you for letting me find this in Google!!!
So glad your family loved it Karen!
I’m making this for the 4th. I’ve had something similar at a BBQ many years ago and this is the closest I’ve found. Has anyone tried adding dill juice? I recall the person telling me they added it to their recipe.
I have and it’s delicious!!
Loved this recipe. I also added 2 tbl of apple cider vinegar and a green pepper chopped fine. My husband loved it. We grow dill in the garden so I don’t have to worry about finding it in the grocery store.
Mmm, and fresh garden dill would make this recipe even more delicious Jennifer!
Great recipe thanks for sharing
I used russets and celery salt came out super good
Glad to hear Andy! Thanks for sharing.
Holly, do you peel the red potatoes first?
That is up to you Roz, I like to leave the peels on but you can remove them in you prefer.
definitely needed some salt for mine and my boyfriend’s liking otherwise super tasty!!!
This is a delicious recipe, but I added an additional two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, as I like a little more acid. Salt and pepper were added as well. Really good!
That sounds like a good addition GW, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for uploading this recipe! I’ve made this potato salad for the Buffalo Bills’ season opener half-time meal two years in a row now, and it’s been a hit!
I have wild onions growing in my backyard, so I used those for the scallions, and I stuck with heavy mayo and sour cream. I forgot to add the celery last year, so I “forgot” to add it again this year, and it still came out great.
The only salt I used was in the water I used to boil the potatoes, which I cut before boiling.
I also substituted one tablespoon of Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar for one of the tablespoons of lemon juice, as I was serving it with pulled pork that had been brined in Apple Cider and Apple Cider Vinegar as well. :)
Those sound like great additions and substitutions Lite! Thanks for sharing!
I just loved this recipe! The dill flavor was just what I was looking for. I used a little bit more plain yogurt than mayo and it was perfect. I thought that it might’ve need some salt but when I tasted it, decided that it was already perfect.
I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe TS!
Love this salad!!!!!!
Question………..is it possible to freeze this potato salad?
Potato salad doesn’t generally freeze very well. This recipe can be halved though, I hope that helps!
I don’t have fresh dill, can I use dried dill weed? If so, how much would you suggest?
I have only made this recipe as written, but I believe dill weed will be a suitable substitution.
I know this post is old but on the McCormick dill weed container, it says 1 tsp. dried dill equals 1TB fresh chopped dill.
This almost my recipe. I was hooked with the fresh dill – I use about 1/2 cup chopped for (I don’t know 1/2 a dutch oven volume). I love the yogurt in lieu of may – gonna give that a try… the mustard frightens me because this is such a smooth comination – the zest is my white pepper and the red onion (added to the mayo immediately after mincing they bleed out oniony perkiness all through the mayo /veggies base. We may be soulmates Holly…
I love white pepper (and how dill always makes everything taste so fresh)!
Am I missing something? I don’t see anywhere on here where it says how many potatoes?
It should be 3lbs.
We just updated to a new recipe system and somehow the potatoes got missed on this! Sorry about that, I’ve updated the recipe.
Thank you!!
You’re welcome!
How many people does this recipe serve? And if I wanted to add hard boiled eggs how many would I add?
I would add 4-6 eggs. This will serve 8 as a side dish.
Just made this, unfortunately I didn’t have celery and I substituted red onion for the green and added a bit more but it still tastes amazing!
So glad you loved it Rachel!
Could this be made the day before a BBQ?
It sure can!
I just made this and it is cooling in fridge. Tasted a bite and I think it needs salt. Will it taste much different after refrigeration? I know it will help flavors to come out better. But did anyone else think it needs salt?
Add salt to your liking Amy. Refrigeration does help the flavors meld. Enjoy!
I agree – refrigeration melds the flavors together but my husband did add a little bit of salt to his. I suppose it just depends if you prefer salt or not? Either way, it was delicious and a keeper recipe for summer get togethers.
Glad you both enjoyed it Joanna!
made this with 1/2 greek yougart was great
I make a potato salad very similar to this but I also have pickles and hard boiled egg in it. Plus I have zesty Italian dressing in the dressing, it’s amazing
I love the addition of zesty Italian! Thanks for sharing!