Weight Watchers Red Potato Salad Recipe

Weight Watchers Lightened Up Red Potato Salad

I’m a huge potato salad fan. Have been for as long as I can remember and probably always will be.

When recently I looked back at some of the old potato salad recipes I’ve posted here, including this Old-Fashioned Potato Salad recipe and this Greek Potato Salad recipe, to determine the nutritional realities and Weight Watchers PointsPlus values, I was shocked to discover that they each have 8 PointsPlus values per serving.

These days I’m much happier with lighter, healthier versions of all my favorite dishes as long as they pass the taste test.

The Skinny on Weight Watchers Red Potato Salad

This Weight Watchers Red Potato Salad Recipe is a great example. It’s adapted from the Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook.

I don’t think anyone would ever guess that it’s a Weight Watchers recipe. Everybody ate it up when I made it for Memorial Day. It’s a great basic old-fashioned All-American Potato Salad, lightened up with light mayonnaise and Greek yogurt.

Each serving has 105 calories and *3 Weight Watchers Points Plus.

Enjoy!

Weight Watchers Lightened Up Red Potato Salad Recipe

 

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

45 mins

 

Weight Watchers red potato salad, classic, old-fashioned red potato salad made lighter and healthier with light mayonnaise and nonfat Greek yogurt

Author: Martha | Simple Nourished Living

Recipe type: Salad

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 pounds small red potatoes, scrubbed
• 4 tablespoons cider vinegar, divided
• ½ cup light-mayonnaise
• ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
• 4 scallions, chopped
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and add enough water to cover them by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and partially cover them with a lid. Simmer until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes, depending on their size.
2. When the potatoes are done, drain them and sprinkle them with 2 tablespoons of the cider vinegar. As soon as they are cool enough to handle, cut them into bite-size pieces.
3. While the potatoes are cooking, stir together the remaining 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, mayonnaise, yogurt, scallions, celery, parsley, and mustard until well blended.
4. Add the cut up potatoes and stir gently to mix everything together well. Season to taste with salt and pepper and gently stir again.
5. Let cool to room temperature or cover and refrigerate for up to two days.

Cook's Notes

Nutritional Estimates Per Serving (3/4 cup): 105 calories, 1 g fat, 23 g carbs, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein and 3 PointsPlus value.

This recipe is very versatile. You can customize it by adding any of the following (Just adjust your PointsPlus accordingly):

2 to 3 Chopped hard boiled eggs
1 to 2 slices crumbled cooked bacon
2 to 3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped or sliced black olives
2 to 3 tablespoons chopped red bell pepper
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, basil, or dill

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*PointsPlus® for Weight Watchers Red Potato Salad calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc.

*PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT Weight Watchers Zero Points fruits and vegetables using the WW Recipe Builder.

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