Vegan Potato Salad Without Mayo

I love making easy plant-based salads, like my Vegan Couscous Salad, Vegan Taco Salad, or Vegan Soba Noodle Salad. They are a great way of getting you protein and enjoying a simple healthy lunch or side dish. The classic potato salad recipes are not vegan-friendly since they often contain egg mayonnaise and boiled egg white. So let me show you how you can easily turn this favorite household dish into a delicious vegan recipe.

Why You’ll Love This Salad

This Vegan Potato Salad Without Mayo is a delicious summer side dish to serve with corn on a cob or with a smoked cauliflower. It’s also:

Gluten-Free Grain-Free Paleo Dairy-Free Egg-Free Vegan Low-Carb Oil-Free Option

Ingredients and Substitutions

The combo of waxy potatoes and cashew dill dressing makes the best vegan potato salad for any occasion. So, to make the vegan dressing, you need:

Potatoes – I recommend using Yellow Finn, Yukon Gold (by far my favorite option) or Red Potatoes. Soaked Cashew – It’s essential to soak the cashew for long enough to make sure they are easier to process. Yellow Mustard – avoid highly processed mustards or sugar-loaded mustard. Maple Syrup – or any other liquid sweetener such as coconut nectar or even sugar-free maple syrup. Garlic Powder – or fresh crushed garlic. Olive Oil – prefer a locally-sourced extra-virgin olive oil. Salt – and ground black pepper Lemon Juice – I prefer using the juice of fresh lemons, but you can use ready-made lemon juice. Pickle Juice or vinegar Dried Dill or fresh dill

Since this is a vegan dill potato salad, it also contains dried dill in the dressing. You can swap dried dill for fresh dill or fresh parsley. Always double the quantity of fresh herbs. The salad also uses yellow mustard, a sweet variety of mustard that makes the dressing slightly sweet and not too sour. There is another option to make the sauce with mustard like American mustard or French Dijon mustard. Since Dijon mustard is spicier and tastes stronger, use only half the amount!

How To Make Vegan Potato Salad Without Mayo

There are three ways of making vegan potato salads. First, you can use homemade vegan mayonnaise – called veganaise – which is not my favorite option since it brings a lot of oil into your salad. Next, you can use dairy-free yogurt combined with lemon juice and vinegar. It is a light and tasty option, but the flavor of dairy-free vegan yogurt is empowering in salads. Finally, you can make a creamy cashew vegan potato salad dressing! Let me guide you step-by-step into this healthy version of my vegan potato salad, no mayo is needed!

Serving Suggestion

This vegan dill potato salad is perfect as a side to your vegan summer barbecues. There are so many delicious vegan foods you can grill in summer, like zucchini, corn, mushrooms, tofu, and tempeh. In fact, a simple marinade made of olive oil, smoked paprika, garlic, and cumin will turn any of these delicious vegan foods into a tasty vegetable skewer that marries well with your potato salad. You can also serve this potato salad as a main dish since the cashews and potatoes are already very nourishing.