Pierogi Potato Salad (Award-winning)

Sometimes I like to make summer food even when it's not summer. I guess if I'm eating summer food, I can pretend it's summer for a short time or at least feel optimistic that summer will actually be here again one day. This Award-Winning Pierogi Potato Salad is perfect for summer or any time of year and a simple and unique take on potato salad.

This pierogi salad was inspired by my Healthy Potato Salad and is the perfect side dish for summer. If you are looking for Ukrainian Salad or potluck ideas and love perogies, you will love this gluten-free Ukrainian Potato Salad recipe!

🥘 Ingredients

With bacon, cheese, sauerkraut, potato and onion, this cold pierogi salad is like a loaded pierogi but in potato salad form! It's easy to make and oh so delicious! You can make it for a potluck, a summer BBQ or even when you are camping/glamping in the summer! It is an bacon egg potato salad that transports well and requires very little space to prepare.

For this Ukrainian Salad recipe, you will need:

• little/baby potatoes (rainbow pack – includes red, yellow, white, purple and blue potatoes)
• eggs
• dry curd cottage cheese (see NOTES)
• bacon bits
• Sauerkraut
• mayonnaise
• radishes
• green onions
• Dijon mustard
• paprikia

And if you LOVE that loaded pierogi flavor, give my Loaded Pierogi Soup a try too!

👩🏻‍🍳Award-winning Potato Salad

This recipe won 2nd place in the Go RV'ing: Canada's RV Friendly recipe contest.

Photo Courtesy of Go-RVing-Canada

📖Variations & Substitutions

• Onions- you can use red onion, sweet onion or white onion instead of green onion. You could also substitute fresh chives.
• Potatoes -you can use regular potatoes instead of baby potatoes
• Bacon - you can use real bacon instead of bacon bits
• Mustard - if you don't have Dijon mustard, use regular mustard
• Mayonnaise - use low-fat mayonnaise to lighten it up!

🌡️Storage

Store pierogi salad leftovers in the fridge, in a sealed container for up to 2 days. If you want to make this recipe in advance, do not recommend making it more than a couple of days in advance. It does not stand up well to freezing.

👪 Serving Size

This pierogie potato salad serves 10. However, you can half, double or even triple the recipe by clicking on the blue servings number in the recipe card. Then select the number of servings you would like and the ingredient amounts will adjust accordingly.

🍽Equipment

For this Ukrainian perogy salad, you will need a large pot to boil potatoes and a medium sized pot for eggs, a large mixing bowl and a serving bowl (affiliate link). I like the one I linked to because it comes with a lid and utensils and you can bring it along to a potluck!

💭 What to do with leftover dry cottage cheese

Perogy potato salad is also a great use of leftover dry cottage cheese! I often buy dry cottage cheese to make Cottage Cheese and Potato Perogies and end up with leftovers. And if you buy it specifically for this recipe and have leftovers, then you can use it in these Perogy Zucchini Boats, Ukrainian Slow Cooker Casserole , Ukrainian Breakfast Sandwich or this Ukrainian Breakfast Hash as well!

Here are a couple of BBQ dishes that go great with this Ukrainian Potato salad!

Healthy Beer Can BBQ Chicken

and for dessert....

NO BAKE Black Forest Tiramisu

🦺Food Safety

• Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
• Never leave cooking food unattended
• Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
• Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

See more guidelines at USDA.gov.

I adore tasty summer food that requires very little effort because well, life is short and so is summer. You can prep this pierogi salad in the evening when it's a bit cooler (no oven required, just stove top) then throw it together quickly the next day and you're off to enjoy your sunny summer festivities!

But this potato salad really makes a delicious side dish anytime of the year. If you are looking for Ukrainian recipes, cold salads, a unique potato salad recipe, pierogi food, or pierogi ideas, look no further! This Ukrainian twist on good old fashioned potato salad is a real crowd pleaser!

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📋Pierogi Potato Salad Recipe

If you love perogies and are looking for potluck ideas, you will love this gluten-free Pierogi Potato salad. This Ukrainian salad is an award-winning potato salad that's perfect for a summer BBQ, a potluck, cookout or even when you are camping/glamping this summer! 

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: Ukrainian

Keyword: perogy, pierogi, potato salad, Ukrainian

Servings: 10 servings

Calories: 140kcal

Author: Terri Gilson

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 (2 pound or .9 kg) pkgs of little/baby potatoes (rainbow pack – includes red, yellow, white, purple and blue potatoes ¾ ” – 1 ⅝ ”)
• ▢ 6 hard boiled eggs
• ▢ ⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon dry curd cottage cheese (90 ml)
• ▢ ⅔ cup bacon bits (best to use the ‘real’ bacon bits) (150 ml)
• ▢ ¾ cup sauerkraut(from jar) (175 ml)
• ▢ 2 tablespoon liquid from sauerkraut jar (30 ml)
• ▢ ⅔ cup mayonnaise (I use Hellman’s) (150 ml)
• ▢ ½ cup radishes, finely chopped (125 ml)
• ▢ ½ cup green onions, chopped (125 ml)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard (15 ml)

Garnish

• ▢ paprika to garnish
• ▢ fresh dill and sour cream (optional)

Instructions

• Place potatoes in cold water and bring to a boil. Turn down to medium-high heat and continue to cook until fork goes easily into them but they are still firm (about 15 minutes).
• Drain, cool and refrigerate potatoes until cold (up to an hour).
• Cook eggs in boiling water until hard boiled (about 10-12 minutes).
• Remove eggs from heat and run under cold water, let sit in cold water for 10 minutes, then refrigerate (still in cold water) until cold (up to an hour) and then peel.
• Cut each cold potato into 2 pieces (* this will depend on the size of the potato, I cut some into 4 pieces and don't even cut the really small ones). Cut each egg into 4 pieces.  
• Mix all the remaining ingredients together in a large bowl. Add the potatoes and eggs and mix until combined.

Garnish

• Sprinkle with paprika and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Optional: top will a dollop of sour cream and fresh dill when serving
• Add salt and black pepper to taste

Notes

*NOTE: Amazon does not have a link to Dry Curd Cottage, so here is what it looks like. Dairlyland Dry curd cottage cheese is available at Superstore and Co op in Canada

Nutrition Facts

📋Pierogi Potato Salad Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 140 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 122mg41%

Sodium 394mg17%

Potassium 199mg6%

Carbohydrates 6g2%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A 215IU4%

Vitamin C 6.4mg8%

Calcium 32mg3%

Iron 0.8mg4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 140kcal (7%) | Carbohydrates: 6g (2%) | Protein: 7g (14%) | Fat: 9g (14%) | Saturated Fat: 2g (13%) | Cholesterol: 122mg (41%) | Sodium: 394mg (17%) | Potassium: 199mg (6%) | Sugar: 1g (1%) | Vitamin A: 215IU (4%) | Vitamin C: 6.4mg (8%) | Calcium: 32mg (3%) | Iron: 0.8mg (4%)

🥟More Pierogi Recipes!

• Loaded Pierogi Soup
• Perogy Pizza
• Perogy Zucchini Boats
• Ukrainian Style Eggs
• Easy Pierogi Stuffed Mushrooms
• Pierogi Breakfast Casserole