Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe
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Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe – A simple, savory potato salad perfect for summer parties, camping, potlucks and picnics!
Since I shared the recipe some time ago for my Mama’s Southern Potato Salad I immediately decided I had to create my own recipe for the other potato salad. It’s this Warm Bacon Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion. So very similar to the one I loved so when we traveled in Germany, it’s warm, bacon-y, light, and has no mayonnaise, eggs, or mustard. This potato salad is so savory, delicious and just perfect for summer, camping trips and picnics!
Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe
With this recipe, I think I came so close to that warm potato salad we enjoyed in Germany! It’s so simple to make and goes well with so many meals. It doesn’t contain mayonnaise and eggs, so it travels incredibly well. Perfect for picnics, days at the beach, and camping.
How to Make Warm Potato Salad with Bacon
First, boil your red potatoes until they are fork tender, about 20 minutes. Drain your potatoes and cut into large wedges. Add them to a very large bowl.
For the last 15 minutes or so that your potatoes are cooking, cook the bacon until crispy and crunchy. Then using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the skillet and add to the large bowl filled with your potatoes.
Now, throw a diced onion into the skillet with the bacon grease to cook until just tender. Then remove the onion from the skillet with a slotted spoon and add to the bowl with the potatoes and bacon.
Make the Dressing:
To the bacon drippings that remain in the skillet, add white vinegar, water, a little sugar, and Stone House Seasoning. Cook until it has thickened and then pour over potatoes, bacon and onions.
Then toss it all together with the dressing until it’s all well-coated and serve warm. So delicious!
This is a salad you’ll definitely want to try this summer!
While my first potato salad love will always go my Mama’s recipe I gobbled up since I was a child, this recipe surely satisfies my craving for that warm, German potato salad I enjoyed on my trip.
More Favorite Side Dishes and Salads
Caprese Salad with Balsamic Glaze
I have many more side dish recipes for all types of entertaining, celebrations or to enjoy with your family supper!
Here’s my Warm Potato Salad with Bacon Recipe. I hope you enjoy it!
Warm Potato Salad with Bacon and Onion Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pounds red potatoes
- 8 slices bacon, cooked and diced
- 1/2 medium red onion, diced
- 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon Stone House Seasoning
Instructions
- Boil red potatoes until fork tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and cut potatoes into wedges. Add to a large bowl for mixing.
- In a large skillet, add diced bacon and cook until crispy, about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet with a slotted spoon and add to potatoes.
- Add diced onion to skillet and cook until tender, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from skillet with a slotted spoon and add to potatoes and bacon.
- Combine vinegar, water, sugar, and Stone House Seasoning in a small bowl. Pour into skillet with the bacon drippings and cook until it thickens, about 1-2 minutes. Pour over potatoes and toss until all ingredients are well-coated. Serve warm.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
Can you freeze the potatoes to save prep time? Then defrost and put together the recipe?
I’ve never frozen the potatoes for this recipe, Deborah, but you can freeze potatoes. If freezing the potatoes, don’t cook them completely. They should still be slightly firm. When ready to make the salad, thaw them in the refrigerator. I would then follow the recipe and boil them until fully cooked according to the recipe.
Even my German Oma (grandma) would have loved this Robyn! I was always taught to add a big bunch of fresh flat leaf parsley & a teaspoon of celery seeds to my German potato salad but I loved yours much more. PERFECTION!
Thanks so much, Rachelle. It really means a lot that you think your German grandmother would have loved my recipe. xo
I probably make my salad more like your mom , I add chopped pickles and I don’t cook the onion or the dressing .I just mix it in a bowl and than add it to the potatoes . I’ve never use the seasoning but will be anxious to try it . Thank you for the new recipe .
Thanks, Regina! Hope you like this!
I just love this. I tried it for my last camping trip and it was simply delicious.
I have one question. Is it okay to make the salad with other kinds of potatoes?
Thanks for the great recipe, Robyn. 😀
Thanks, Luna Regina!
Yes, you can use other potatoes. I have just found that we like the taste and texture of the red potatoes best!
Thanks for the tip!
This recipe sounds fabulous! How much celery seeds do you add to your dressing? You mention it when reading how to make the recipe but do not show it in the actual recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Pat,
I’m sorry I have now corrected the post; the recipe was correct. Sorry if this was confusing. Hope you like the recipe!
Warm Potatoe and Bacon salad.
What is Stonehouse seasoning. I live in Canada and have never heard of it. What would be a substitute?
Thanks in advance for your reply
Donna,
Stone House Seasoning is a recipe of mine. I’ve included the link here to the recipe and there is also a link in my Warm Potato Salad recipe. Hope you like it!