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Here is a lightened up creamy red, white, and blue potato salad perfect for your Fourth of July celebration, or any summer potluck gatherings. Using a combination of small red skinned, Yukon and purple (Peruvian) potatoes make it attractive and festive.
It’s hard to go wrong with potato salad. As Laurie Colwin says in her wonderful book, Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen, “There’s no such thing as really bad potato salad. So long as the potatoes are not undercooked, it all tastes pretty good to me. Some potato salads are sublime, some are miraculous and some are merely ordinary, but I have yet to taste any that was awful.”
Like Laurie, I love potato salad and rarely make it the same way twice.
I’ve made it Greek style with herbs, olives and feta cheese, Southwestern-style with sweet potatoes, as well the traditional old-fashioned kind with mayonnaise and lemon juice.
Cooking Notes
This one is just a slight variation of my favorite variation of the moment, and a creamy lightened-up potato salad that uses non-fat Greek yogurt for part of the mayonnaise.
I changed it up slightly by using the three different color potatoes and adding some chopped hard-boiled egg and a dollop of Dijon mustard.
How Many Calories and WW Points in Creamy Red White Blue Potato Salad Made Lighter?
According to my calculations, each serving (about 1/2 cup) has just 141 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
4 SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
If you like this enlightened creamy potato salad recipe, be sure to check out my other easy, healthy Weight Watchers friendly recipes including Chicken Potato Salad, WW Dill Potato Salad, Slow Cooker German Potato Salad and Zesty Southwestern Sweet Potato Salad
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Lightened Up Creamy Red, White and Blue Potato Salad Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 pounds small potatoes (combination of red skinned, Yukon and blue/purple)
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, divided
- 1/2 cup light mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 stalks celery, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 medium onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 hardboiled eggs, chopped
- Paprika, if desired
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, place the potatoes and just enough water to cover them. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer gently until tender when pierced with a small sharp knife, 20 to 30 minutes (depending on their size).
- Drain and drizzle the hot potatoes with 1 tablespoon of the vinegar. Let stand until cool enough to handle and then cut them into bite-size cubes.
- In a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, yogurt, remaining vinegar, mustard and salt and pepper until well blended.
- Add the cubed potatoes, celery and onion and toss until everything is well coated. Stir in the chopped eggs.
- Sprinkle with paprika, if desired.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours to chill and allow the flavors to blend.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 4 SmartPoints (Green plan) 3 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 1 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 4 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Watch this entertaining video as talented British chef, Jamie Oliver shows how to make perfect potato salad – 3 different ways:
More WW Friendly Potato Salad Recipes Made Lighter:
- I Can’t Believe It’s Not Potato Salad! (HungryGirl)
- Skinny Potato Salad, Caesar Style (SkinnyKitchen)
- Baby Red Potato Salad (SkinnyTaste)
- Potato Salad with Rosemary and Capers Dressing (Cookin’Canuck)
- Pumped-Up Pesto Potato Salad (HungryGirl)
- Summer Veggie Potato Salad (EatYourselfSkinny)
