German Potato Salad

My favorite traditional German potato salad dressed with a dijon vinegar dressing and served warm. The perfect cold weather side dish!

I have one of those names where it’s almost never spelled correctly, but it’s really not even that difficult a name.

Most of my conversations at businesses go something like this:

“First name?”
“Leslie.”
“L-e-s-l-e-y?”
“No, i-e.”
“Oh, interesting. Last name?”
“Haasch. H-a-a-s-c-h.”
“H-a-s-h?”
“Close… H-a-A-S-c-h.”
“Got it. H-a-a-s-h.”
“…s-C-h.”
“Oh, sorry. [hands me paperwork with my name on it] What is that?”
“It’s German. Also, this paper says Lizzie Hosh.”

While I fully embrace all my German-ness, it’s going to be… interesting to have the same conversation after the wedding, except with a Polish name. Can’t wait to share stories of how that goes down.

Also, I guarantee there are going to be a lot of occasions where someone says, “Mrs. Kiszka?” in a waiting room and it’s going to take me an awkwardly long amount of time to realize they’re talking to me.

What does that have to do with this recipe, you ask? It really doesn’t, other than the fact that my name is German and this recipe is also German. Crazy coincidence! But not really.

This is one of my favorite German recipes. It goes Apple Strudel, this, and then every version of schnitzel and sausage you can think of.

And if this isn’t served alongside my beer and meal, the meal is. not. complete.

I’ve been making this for as long as I can remember. I usually wing the measurements because I have the recipe committed to memory and I just eyeball it all, but I put it all in writing JUST FOR YOU.

You’re right for feeling special. This is a special moment.

The amount of potatoes and bacon can be whatever you want your ratio to be. I’ve been known to put an entire of package in with this, and there’s no part of me that’s even slightly sorry about that.

Here’s the thing about German potato salad – you serve it warm.

Don’t freak out – I’m not asking you to leave a cold potato salad at room temperature until it goes bad. This bad boy is meant to be served hot off the stove. 

It’s cold weather’s favorite potato salad. Also there’s no mayo in sight for this recipe because it uses a dijon mustard and vinegar dressing.

If you’ve never had this before, I highly recommend you widen your horizons and try this right now.

No, really, right now. Go to the store and then get to boilin’!

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