Weight Watchers Dill Potato Salad Recipe

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Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Dill Potato Salad

While getting my hair done last week, my stylist friend and I ended up on the topic of potato salad. She was contemplating what to bring to a weekend pool party. We agreed on potato salad.

What says summer any better than potato salad?

WW Dill Potato Salad

This somehow got me thinking about my favorite food writer, Laurie Colwin's great potato salad essay from her book, Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen (affiliate link).

Here's a little taste...

There is no such thing as really bad potato salad. So long as the potatoes are not undercooked, it all tastes pretty good to me. Some potato salads are sublime, some are miraculous and some are merely ordinary, but I have yet to taste any that was awful.
When I was young, potato salad was considered summer food. My mother made her mother's version, which included chopped celery and catsup in the dressing. It was known as pink potato salad and was served at picnics and barbecues as an accompaniment to fried or grilled chicken. No one would ever have thought of serving it in a formal setting.
Once I was out on my own and could cook to please myself, I figured that since I loved potato salad so much, other people did, too. I began to serve it to my friends at dinner parties. 'Oh, potato salad,' they would say. 'I haven't had any homemade in years!' I gave it to them with thin sliced, peppery flank steak, and with cold roast chicken in the summer and hot roast chicken in the winter. It was always a hit.
For a while I turned my back on the old-fashioned kind and began to branch out. The possibilities were endless, since for every cook there are at least three potato salad recipes. I stole shamelessly from my friends. I made potato salad with funghi porcini, and with curried mayonnaise, and with chopped egg and walnut. But time after time I returned to my old standby: potatoes, scallions and dill.

Laurie's right. I've got at least three potato salad recipes here on Simple Nourished Living: Old-Fashioned Potato Salad, Greek Potato Salad, Weight Watchers Red Potato Salad and several more I've yet to share.

But, like her, this WW Dill Potato Salad has become my favorite.

This Weight Watchers Dill Potato Salad Recipe is adapted from the Weight Watchers New Complete Cookbook (affiliate link).

The combination of potatoes, scallions and dill tossed with a simple dressing of vinegar, light mayonnaise and plain Greek yogurt is a winner with everyone who has tried it. You could replace the cider vinegar with lemon juice if you prefer.

WW Friendly Dill Potato Salad

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Potato Salad?

According to my calculations serving has 105 calories and:

4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

A simple and delicious variation of potato salad, this light Weight Watchers Dill Potato Salad is my new favorite.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 8

Calories: 105

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

▢ 2 pounds small yukon gold potatoes, scrubbed
▢ 4 tablespoons cider vinegar, divided use
▢ ½ cup light mayonnaise
▢ ½ cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt
▢ 4 scallions, chopped
▢ 2 tablespoons dill (or more to taste)
▢ salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Place the potatoes in a large saucepan and add enough water to cover them by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and partially cover them with a lid. Simmer until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes, depending on their size.
When the potatoes are done, drain them and sprinkle them with 2 tablespoons of the cider vinegar. As soon as they are cool enough to handle, cut them into bite-size pieces.
While the potatoes are cooking, stir together the remaining 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, mayonnaise, yogurt, scallions and dill.
Add the cut up potatoes and stir gently to mix everything together well. Season to taste with salt and pepper and gently stir again.
Let cool to room temperature or cover and refrigerate for up to two days.

Recipe Notes

You could replace the cider vinegar with lemon juice if you prefer.

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

3 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Weight Watchers Dill Potato Salad Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 /8th recipe)

Calories 105Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Carbohydrates 23.2g8%

Fiber 1.4g6%

Protein 2g4%

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

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy potato salad, light potato salad, potato salad with dill

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*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

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South of France Potato Salad Recipe (Weight Watchers)
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Here's a great video from Dani Spies at Clean & Delicious demonstrating a lighter version of her mom's creamy potato salad you will enjoy:

Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.

A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.

She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.

A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.

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