19 Potato Salad Recipes for Every Summer Mood Like spicy Caesar, sour-cream-and-onion, and chaat-inspired potato salads for cookouts, picnics, and easy summer dinners. Photograph by Heami Lee, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by JoJo Li There’s simply no way to crown a single best potato salad recipe. Some belong next to a platter of sliced grilled porterhouse , others alongside stovetop burgers , hot dogs, and a cooler packed with beer. Some potato salad recipes are creamy and classic, built to anchor the side dishes at a summer cookout . Others skip the mayo entirely in favor of sharp mustard, fresh herbs, chile heat, or punchy vinaigrettes. No matter the vibe, potato salads always show up for the function. So whether you’re hosting a backyard cookout , packing a picnic , or figuring out dinner when it’s too hot to turn on the oven, here are 19 of our favorite potato salad recipes.…