Potato salad with mayonnaise
The northern way: mayonnaise, gherkins, egg, apple — Christmas Eve with sausages.
- Time
- 40 min
- Effort:
- easy
- Origin
- Northern Germany
- Season
- all year
- vegetarian
- classic
- budget
- kid-friendly
Ingredients for 4 portions
1 kgpotatoes · waxy
200 gmayonnaise
100 gnatural yoghurt
4gherkins
3eggs
1apples
1onions
1 tspmedium mustard
½ bunchchives
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Eggs
- Milk (incl. lactose)
- Mustard
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 4 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 696 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 12.8 g |
| Fat | 45.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 54.4 g |
| of which sugar | 11.4 g |
| Fibre | 5.4 g |
| Salt | 1.1 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Boil the potatoes in their skins, peel, cool and slice; hard-boil the eggs.
- 2
Dice the gherkins, apple, onion and eggs.
- 3
Stir the mayonnaise with the yoghurt, mustard, a splash of gherkin brine, salt and pepper.
- 4
Mix everything, chill for at least 2 hours, chives on top.