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
I used rice vinegar and ‘fake’ sugar for my diabetic hubby… delicious!
Thanks for sharing that, Jill! Glad you enjoyed it! xo
I’ve made this side a couple times for my husband & friends, it is ALWAYS a hit! That vinegar just adds such an amazing taste. I’m going to make this for our family’s Easter Dinner on Sunday, here’s hoping I’ll impress the in-laws!
Hi Robin,
thanks for the wonderful recipes!!!
i’ve lived in Germany for 8 years and have tried ur beloved potato salad….but not with red potatoes….i don’t even recall seeing them in supermarkets….i’ll have to look…
am not in love with the salad i much prefer my mother in law’s one,the all american one….funny huh?u in love with what i have here,am in love with what u have there!!!
have a great weekend!!!!,
Cece
I’ve just started learning how to REALLY cook at the age of 29. I just made this for my family (husband and 19 month old daughter), and it disappeared! Thank you!!!
Hi there!
I just want to thank you for sharing this awesome recipe. I am featuring your dish on my blog today. Thank you again!!
I can’t count the times I’ve eaten this dish, it’s also highly used here in Denmark were we have a tradition of eating a lot of potatoes and bacon.
Although many are now using turkey bacon as an healthier option, instead of pork bacon. 😉
Your Chocolate Sheet Cake looks so good, but I have one question before I try making it. And that’s the stick of butter it’s the standard 113 grams right.?
Wow! This would be so perfect for this weekend – and I just bought bacon! Thanks for sharing, Robyn.
Looks so delicious!! This will be excellent for a picnic…cause you gotta have potato salad for a picnic!!!!! Thanks Robyn!
I should probably eat something before stopping by here Robyn. My stomach is growling now. Potatoes are a fave and this is something I need to whip up soon. This would be perfect for Memorial Day.
YUM! Love this served warm, would be a great side. I’m tweeting the recipe!
Thanks so much! It does make a great side dish. Hope you enjoy it!