potato salad

dish made from boiled potatoes

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Vinony's link graph records 487 inbound references to potato salad, and connects out to pickled cucumber, stir-fried water spinach and cheese fries.

It is catalogued under topics including American salads, British cuisine and British salads.

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Key facts

Type: Salad
Course: Side dish
Place of origin: Europe
Region or state: Central Europe
Created by: There is no specific historical figure who is considered the creator of potato salad. Like many traditional dishes, potato salad seems to have evolved organically in various regions, particularly in Germany, after the potato was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.
Serving temperature: Cold (some warm)
Main ingredients: Potatoes
Ingredients generally used: Eggs, mayonnaise , dill
Food energy per serving: 250–400 kcal
Other information: After the potato was introduced to Europe in the 16th century, local populations began experimenting with the potato, combining it with available ingredients, such as vinegar, mustard, and onion, thus creating the first forms of potato salad.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: salad
Subclass of: salad
Material used: Onion
Image: Kartoffelsalat.jpg

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Commons category: Potato salads
native label: sałatka ziemniaczana
different from: Olivier salad
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_02000076
course: side dish
cuisine: Irish cuisine

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Encyclopedic overview

Potato salad is a salad dish made from boiled potatoes, usually containing a dressing and a variety of other ingredients such as boiled eggs and raw vegetables. It is usually served as a side dish.

History and varieties

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “potato salad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.