Instant Pot Potato Salad

Instant Pot Potato Salad is quick, easy and ready in less than 30 minutes in the pressure cooker. My secret ingredient makes this the best Potato Salad around.

Get this. Fully prepared potato salad in under 30 minutes when you use your Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.

I kid you not. You will cook the eggs and potatoes at the same time AND in the same pot.

Back in 1997 I began showing Tonkinese cats in CFA. My first cat was named Oliver Twist.

Another Tonkinese breeder named Carol Mackay was there and taught me some stuff about showing cats. It was way more involved that I had ever realized.

As I got to know the other Tonkinese breeders and started hanging out with them and benching with them, each show, we would bring food to share. Carol’s specialty was deviled eggs. Hers were the best I have ever had.

Carol passed away 18 years ago from stomach cancer. My Instant Pot Potato Salad recipe is dedicated to her, as I used many of the ingredients she used in her deviled eggs.

 

My Instant Pot Potato Salad recipe is so very easy and the eggs cook with the potatoes right in the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.

Ingredients for Instant Pot Potato Salad

• Potatoes
• Eggs
• Onion
• Pickles
• Mayonnaise
• Mustard
• TOG Seasoning and Salt

I’ll show you two ways of cooking the eggs. Both are fantastic.

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I get so many comments and questions on my posts, so I try to provide as much information as possible about the recipe to help you, my readers.

I try to provide as many tips and tricks and answer anticipated questions, so your recipe will be the best, the very first time, including how and why my methods work. This extra bit of information should help to provide you with a perfect cooking experience every time.

If you would rather skip right to the recipe or video, please scroll to the bottom of this page, where you will find the full and complete printable recipe.

 

Chop the potatoes into cubes. For really delicious Instant Pot Potato Salad make sure to soak the potatoes in a medium mixing bowl full of water for 30 minutes to remove some starch.

Soak Potatoes Before Cooking

• If you soak the potatoes for 30 minutes, much of the starch will rinse away.
• The potatoes will be much fluffier and tastier.

You don’t have to soak the potatoes, but trust me, it does make a difference!

Some people like to leave the skins on for Instant Pot Potato Salad. Try it both ways and see which you prefer.

 

Can Eggs Be Cooked at the Same Time as Potatoes for Instant Pot Potato Salad?

• Yes.
• You can cook the eggs at the same time and then peel off the shells.
• Another way incorporates my Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg Loaf recipe.

The recipe card below will explain both ways to cook the eggs for Instant Pot Potato Salad.

If you do go with the egg loaf recipe, make sure to grease a loaf pan with coconut oil, or the oil of  your choice. Eggs stick a whole heck of a lot.

You can use my egg loaf method with my Pressure Cooker Classic Red Bliss Potato Salad (Instant Pot) recipe too!

 

Genius right!

I like extra eggs in my Potato Salad Recipe. Other prefer to use just four. Six is good too.

We love eggs and with Carol in mind, I created this Pressure Cooker Low Carb Deviled Egg Salad Roll Ups recipe. It’s delish and low carb.

Another great potato salad recipe to make is my Instant Pot Classic Red Bliss Potato Salad, recipe. Skins on is a must here.

For those who want to add a little fiber and health, check out my Instant Pot Potato Salad with Carrots recipe, so that you can sneak in a  vegetable.

 

So,  if you are preparing for a picnic, don’t forget about my Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Baked Beans. They are one of my most popular recipes.

If you like the loaf pan in the photo above, here is the link to buy it.

Steaming the potatoes above water is really the only way to go, so that the potatoes do not become waterlogged.

In the photo you see my RSVP steamer basket, but since this recipe was created, I now much prefer the Salbree Steamer/Strainer Basket. It is the original of this type and comes in three sizes, to fit any size Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker you own.

 

This is the Old Fashioned way to cook the Eggs with the Potatoes.

It will work out well too, but then you have to deal with pealing the Shells. For a whole pot of hard boiled eggs to keep in the fridge for snacks, Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs (Pressure Cooker) use my recipe. It’s the most popular around and you don’t need to watch the clock or use an ice bath.

 

While the eggs and potatoes are cooking, it is a great time to prepare the dressing. I use my Rösle stainless steel flat whisk to make quick work of it.

What makes my Instant Pot Potato Salad really special is my TOG House Seasoning in place of regular salt.

 

The dressing melts right into the warm potatoes.

A baking rack is the fasted way to chop the eggs. However, for larger chunks of eggs, just hand chop.

Make sure to save some slices to garnish.

Love side dishes? You are in luck. There are hundreds on my to drool over on my blog.

 

Sprinkle with Paprika for color, if desired.

More Instant Pot Potato Recipes to Make

• Pressure Cooker Syracuse Salt Potatoes from New York
• Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes (Pressure Cooker)
• Pressure Cooker Sweet Potato Casserole (Instant Pot)
• Pressure Cooker Turkey Meatloaf & Potatoes {Instant Pot}

This Instant Pot Potato Salad pairs nicely with My Favorite BBQ Baby Back Ribs.

Kitchen Equipment and Essentials

• Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker
• J.A. Henckels Classic 7-inch Hollow Edge Santoku Knife
• Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
• Culina Stackable (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
• Anchor Hocking Glass (Liquid) Measuring Cups
• Rösle Stainless Steel Flat Whisk – a MUST have, probably my most used utensil
• Alpha Armour Salt Box with Spoon
• Bellemain Porcelain Ramekins
• John Boos Maple Wood Cutting Board
• Salbree Steamer Basket
• Small Size Loaf Pan
• 1.5 Quart Stainless Steel “Pot in Pot” Bowl
• This Old Gal’s Homemade Seasoned Salt

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Originally published March 23, 2016. Republished May 9, 2019.

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