Potato salad is the American staple enjoyed at most summer get-togethers. Typically creamy with mayonnaise, this version is a refreshing twist: fresh lemon juice and fresh dill. Simple Lemon Dill Potato Salad without Mayo is the perfect summer potato salad.

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Lemon Dill Potato Salad Ingredients

This potato salad won’t weigh you down. It’s light and refreshing.

Sauce

Lemon

Fresh is best, especially when it comes to citrus juice. Those plastic lemons in the store are nothing compared to the full of flavor, bright liquid in the real deal.

Lemon juice isn’t just an amazing flavor enhancer, it’s also loaded with health benefits. Here are few according to 6 Evidence-Based Healthy Benefits of Lemons by Helen West, RD at Healthline.com:

• High in Vitamin C
• Help prevent anemia
• May lower cholesterol

Get a citrus juicer to make your life easier. These babies help in releasing all the juice.

Dill

Again, fresh is best with herbs in this recipe too. Dillweed is such a lovely herb. It’s feathery, slightly lemony and earthy.

It is worth the extra $3 for fresh. If you’re worried you won’t use all of the dill before it rots in your veggie drawer, dry it out. This can easily be done by placing a paper towel on a plate under the fresh herbs. Microwave in 30 second increments until the herbs are dry. Let cool and place in container.

Olive Oil

Extra virgin olive oil’s earthiness compliments the earthiness of potatoes. Olive oil is loaded with antioxidants, so you can feel good about eating this potato salad.

Dijon

Dijon adds a little zip to this salad.

Veggies

This simple Lemon Dill Potato Salad without Mayo has a surprise veggie that is typically not found in potato salads.

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Potatoes

These earthy nuggets get a bad rap sometimes with the amount of carbs they contain. However, potatoes are loaded with antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.

Another major nutrient in potatoes is potassium, an electrolyte which aids in the workings of our heart, muscles, and nervous system.

UC Davis Health

In this recipe, I like to use red potatoes. They keep their texture well, and if you’re feeling lazy, you don’t need to peel them. Fingerling and new potatoes also work well in potato salad recipes.

Cucumbers

Now stay with me here. Cucumber is a veggie you don’t often see in potato salads. However, cucumbers offer a perfect refreshing crunch which lasts until the next day. Cucumbers also go so well with dill and lemon.

If you’re not on board with cucumbers in their natural state, use chopped dill pickles instead. Just watch the added salt.

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Onion

Besides the cucumber crunch, onions add a great texture to this potato salad too. There are a few options with onions here depending on your taste. Any of these go beautifully with this Lemon Dill Potato Salad:

• Yellow or red onion
• Fresh chives
• Shallot

If you are one that thinks onions over power a potato salad, go with the chives or shallot. If you can’t get enough onion, go for the yellow or red onion. My favorite way to make this potato salad is with fresh chives, and a small dice of a yellow onion (about half a cup).

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How to Make Lemon Dill Potato Salad

The key to potato salad is dressing the potatoes when they are still warm. This helps the spuds soak up that deliciousness. So, while your potatoes are boiling, make the dressing first.

Once the dressing is whisked together well, and your potatoes are done & drained, coat the potatoes with the dressing. Let the potatoes sit in the dressing, stirring occasionally, while you dice the cucumbers and onions.

When the potatoes have cooled down, add in the cucs and onion. Give it a stir and enjoy warm or cold! Maybe it’s my German roots, but I prefer this salad warm.

Substitutions

Dill: Fresh basil, chives, thyme, oregano.

Cucumbers: Pickles, zucchini (seeds removed).

Onion: Chives, any onion variety will work, or omit.

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