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This delicious, filling and easy to make Potato Salad is just 2 SmartPoints per portion on Weight Watchers Blue Plan and Green plan.
If you follow the WW Purple a serving of this potato salad works out at zero SmartPoints.
Potato salad is a must for any bar-b-que! It makes a great accompaniment to meat and salad and is simple and easy to make.
Store brought potato salad can be very high in SmartPoints.
Sainsbury's Potato salad is 7 points for ½ a pot (or 5 SmartPoints per 100g) so it's far better (& probably healthier & tastier) to make your own.
The point value for this recipe allows for 100g of potatoes per person. It also allows for 4 tablespoon of Hellmann's Lighter than Light Mayonnaiseor Kraft Fat Free Mayonnaise.
If you can't find Hellmann's Lighter than Light Mayonnaise or Kraft Fat Free Mayo you can use one of the following mayonnaises and adjust your point calculations accordingly.
- Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise - add 4 SmartPoints per portion!
- Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise - add 1 SmartPoint per portion.
- Hellmann's Olive Oil Mayonnaise - add 4 SmartPoints per portion!
- Kraft Light Mayonnaise - add 1 SmartPoint per portion
- Great Value Mayo Light - add 1 SmartPoint per portion
For the best results try and use small waxy potatoes in your Potato Salad, as these hold their shape better after cooking.
I used Jersey Royals but you could also use Yukon Gold or Yellow Fin, both which work well.
Chop up the potatoes into bite size pieces (about 2 - 3 cm big). The more uniform the chunks of potato are, the more evenly they will cook.
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Potato Salad | Weight Watchers
Marianne
This creamy, simple to make potato salad is just 2 SmartPoints per portion on Weight Watchers Blue & Purple Plans and Zero SmartPoints on the Green plan.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 5
Calories 81 kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups potatoes (450g)
- 4 tbsp Hellmann's Lighter than Light Mayonnaise or Kraft Fat Free Mayo
- 1 red onion finely chopped
- 2 chives finely chopped
- salt and pepper to season
Instructions
Cut the potatoes into chunks approx 3cm big. Try and make the chunks as equal in size as possible so that they cook evenly.
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil over a high heat. Carefully tip the potatoes into the boiling water and bring it back to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until the potatoes are cooked through but still hold their shape.
Whilst the potatoes are cooking finely chop the onions and set aside.
Remove the potatoes from the heat and drain in a colander. Tip into a bowl with the chopped onions and allow to cool.
Spoon the mayonnaise over the potatoes and onion and stir so that all the potatoes are covered with mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper and top with chopped chives.
Notes
Please be aware that the nutritional information below has been automatically generated and does not account for variations in product brands and types, weights of individual ingredients etc. It should therefore be considered as an estimate.
PointedKitchen.com has calculated Weight Watchers Smart Points based on the individual ingredients used to make this recipe and not from the following nutritional information.
PointedKitchen.com is not responsible for any loss or damage relating to your reliance on this nutritional information.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Potato Salad | Weight Watchers
Amount per Serving
Calories
81
% Daily Value*
Fat
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
1
mg
%
Sodium
5
%
Potassium
448
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
18
g
6
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
24
IU
%
Vitamin C
10
mg
12
%
Calcium
15
mg
2
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Marilyn says
First I want to thank you for your amazing recipes. They all look so delicious and yet so simple so Thank You. I do have a question though. I see the Pt. Value but no real serving size. For the Potato Salad is it a 1/4 -1/2 cup? Same goes for the Chick Pea . I would definitely over eat those. Can you suggest a serving size?Thank You !
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Marianne says
Hi Marilyn. Thank you for your lovely comments and apologies for not getting back sooner!
For the potato salad the recipe makes 4 servings and each serving is 2 SmartPoints. Serving information is included at the top of all of the recipe cards - it details how many portions the recipe makes in total.
You may also be interested to know that you can change this serving size by clicking in the box and typing how many portions you want to make. It should then automatically change the ingredient weight/cup sizes (i.e. for the potato salad recipe, if you change the serving size from 4 servings to 1 serving you will notice that the ingredients will change from 2 cups of potatoes (500g) to 1/2 cup of potatoes (125g).
As for the chickpeas - I agree with you that these are just too easy to overeat! I would suggest that you stick to 1/4 or maybe 1/3 of the whole recipe.
I really hope that helps.
Good luck on your Weight Watchers journey!
MarianneReply
