Recipes From the Road: Vegan Potato Salad

It's summertime, which means invites for BBQs and picnics are flying in left and right. Okay, maybe not flying in, but we've been known to be invited to a party or two. With that said, Vanessa is pretty limited in what she can eat and what she can bring. There are only so many times you can show up to a carnivore carnival and be the tofu toting invitee, right? 

The good news is we have a vegan potato salad recipe which will knock some socks off at your next summer gathering. It's a super simple recipe, easy on the pockets, and of course, delicious down to the very last drop.  
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I took an old family recipe and adapted it to fit Vanessa's vegan ways. As an added bonus, making it vegan also made the potato salad a bit healthier, too! We cut the mayo out and ditched the oil and boom, a vegan summer side dish to die for. (Note: please don't die for this potato salad. It's good, but not give-your-life-over kind of good).

​You can make it on the road, living in an RV, or even at a campsite as long as you have your propane burner going strong. Here is the recipe, without further ado...

​Vegan Potato Salad
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Serving Size: A Whole Lot - Like Ten
Price Per Serving: Less Than a Buck

Ingredients

1/2-2/3 Bottle Hampton Creek Just Mayo
1 Green Pepper
1/2 White Onion
1-2 TBS White Vinegar
​Salt & Pepper to Taste
8-10 Medium-Sized Red Potatoes

Steps:

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt that puppy up.
2. Scrub the heck out of those potatoes. We're leaving the skins on, so keep 'em clean!
3. Cut the potatoes into quarters and drop them into the pot. Cook them until they slide off a fork when inserted.
4. Drain and cool the potatoes.
5. Slice the onions and dice the pepper!
6. Add all the ingredients into the pot. Potatoes, onions, pepper, vegan mayo, and white vinegar.
7. SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. Stirring might cause the potatoes to break, so shaking in the pot is a fun way to combine all the ingredients. My mom likes to turn the pot upside-down and test her luck on whether or not it'll all fall out on the ground.
8. Refrigerate to let those flavors marinate.
9. Salt and pepper to taste when ready.

And there you have it, vegan potato salad that may just be a lifesaving side dish at your next summer soiree. The thing is, you really don't even need to tell people it's vegan. You can just let them eat and admire and salivate, then drop that vegan bomb on them after they lick the plate clean. Then you can say something like, "BAM you just got veganized". Or something much cooler than that.

If the potato salad was a hit, then you might just fall in love with this vegan root vegetable soup recipe.