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Potato Salad with Sweet Potatoes

By Laura Fuentes Updated Aug 6, 2024

5 from 49 votes

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This potato salad with sweet potato is a lighter version of the classic recipe that's just as delicious and much better for you!

It’s tender, crunchy, creamy, all the good stuff in a salad bowl. Enjoy it as a side dish or a light meal!

image: closeup view of sweet potato salad ingredients in a bowl. Diced sweet potatoes, chopped boiled egg, green onions, purple onion and creamy dressing.

Can You Make Potato Salad with Sweet Potatoes?

Yes! Sweet potatoes are a more colorful and nutritionally dense alternative to regular potatoes, and they are not just meant to be a side dish. I often use them for morning Sweet Potato Toasts, Tater Tots, and this salad. 

Benefits of Sweet Potato Salad

Whenever you need a simple meal or a side dish that is light, tasty, and can please a crowd, this Sweet Potato Salad is both! Plus, it’s packed with veggies, meaning tons of vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

Most American potato salads include a heavy mayo dressing, but this recipe with sweet potatoes cuts it in half with nonfat Greek yogurt. The yogurt adds a tangier flavor and more protein along with the hard-boiled eggs because they, too, belong in potato salad.

image: overhead view of sweet potato salad ingredients in a bowl. Diced sweet potatoes, chopped boiled egg, green onions, purple onion and creamy dressing.

Ingredients

You’re not going to believe the combination of the flavors from the sweet potato, red onion, and crunch from the celery that’s going to make your tastebuds do a happy dance. It’s a delicious combo that even the skeptics will want a second helping. Here’s what you need to make this sweet potato salad happen:

  • Sweet potatoes: colorful, nutritious, and a healthy swap for potatoes!
  • Hard-boiled eggs: add volume, flavor, and protein.
  • Red onion: tasty, crunchy, and fresh!
  • Green onion: both for the salad and for garnish.
  • Celery: adds crunchiness and flavor.
  • Thyme: delicious! Italian seasoning makes a good swap if you don’t have dried thyme.
  • Paprika: adds a wonderful flavor and a bright color to the dressing.
  • Salt and pepper: the classic duo for seasoning.
  • Plain nonfat Greek yogurt: makes the dressing lower in fat and still tangy and creamy!
  • Mayonnaise: since we’re adding Greek yogurt, we won’t use too much!
image: overhead view of sweet potato salad ingredients in a bowl. Diced sweet potatoes, chopped boiled egg, green onions, purple onion and creamy dressing.

How to Make Potato Salad with Sweet Potatoes

Making this tasty salad doesn’t take long if you follow these tips and cooking steps:

1. Prep
First, you wash, peel, and dice the sweet potatoes. 

2. Cook the eggs
I recommend boiling the eggs while the potatoes cook so you can add them to the salad at the same time.

3. Cook the sweet potatoes
You can cook the sweet potatoes in a large pot with water for 15 to 20 minutes or microwave them covered with plastic wrap for 3 to 5 minutes or until tender. Make sure not to overcook the sweet potatoes so they don’t fall apart. If using this microwave method, be super careful when removing the plastic wrap from the steamed potatoes; the trapped steam is HOT!

4. Allow to cool down
Once the sweet potatoes are done cooking, you drain them and allow them to cool completely.

5. Make the salad
Now, in a large bowl, you combine the onions, celery, thyme, paprika, salt, and pepper. Then, you add the yogurt and mayo, and mix again until well combined.

side by side images of the process of making a sweet potato salad dressing, on the left: greek yogurt and spices in a bowl to make homemade dressing, on the right: whisk in a bowl of creamy dressing

6. Combine
Finally, you add the cooked sweet potatoes and diced hard-boiled eggs to the bowl. Fold them gently into the dressing until they’re nicely coated with it.

side by side images of the process of making a sweet potato salad, on the left: image: chopped sweet potatoes on a lined baking sheet, on the right: closeup view of sweet potato salad ingredients in a bowl. Diced sweet potatoes, chopped boiled egg, green onions, purple onion and creamy dressing.

7. Refrigerate
Refrigerate the salad for 2 hours or up to 3 days. Right before serving, garnish with additional fresh green onion and paprika, if desired.

Watch the video to see how this simple potato salad with sweet potatoes comes together fast:

How Long does Sweet Potato Salad Last?

Sweet potato salad can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. If you’re thinking of doubling the batch and using it to solve dinner fast and pack it for lunch, go ahead!

lunchbox with sweet potato salad, blueberries, and snap peas

What to Serve with Sweet Potato Salad

If you have grilling plans, this salad is a great side for kabobs and matches perfectly with other tasty and healthy sides such as Watermelon Feta Salad, Carrot Fries, and Cobb Salad Dip.

Potato Salad with Sweet Potatoes

image: overhead view of sweet potato salad ingredients in a bowl. Diced sweet potatoes, chopped boiled egg, green onions, purple onion and creamy dressing.
Servings: 8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 20 minutes mins
This potato salad with sweet potato is a lighter version of the classic recipe that's just as delicious and much better for you!
5 from 49 votes
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Watch how it’s made:

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 2 hardboiled eggs, peeled and diced
  • ¼ cup red onion, diced
  • ¼ cup green onion, thinly sliced + extra for garnish
  • ¼ cup celery, chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon thyme
  • 1 teaspoon ground paprika, + extra for garnish
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 6 ounces plain nonfat Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise

Instructions

Prep:

  • Peel and dice the sweet potatoes. I recommend hard-boiling your eggs while the potatoes cook; that way, they can be added in at the same time.

Cook the sweet potatoes:

  • Place the diced potatoes in a large pot and cover them with about 2 inches of water. Add a teaspoon of salt to season them. Bring them to a boil and cook them until just tender but not mushy, for 15 to 20 minutes. Once the sweet potatoes are done cooking, drain and allow them to cool completely.

Make the sweet potato salad:

  • In a large bowl, combine the chopped onions, celery, thyme, paprika, salt, and pepper. Add the yogurt and mayo, and mix again until well combined.
  • Add the cooked sweet potatoes and diced hard-boiled eggs to the bowl, and gently fold them into the dressing until they're nicely coated with it.

Refrigerate:

  • Refrigerate for 2 hours or up to 3 days. Right before serving, garnish with additional fresh green onion and paprika, if desired.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1/2 cup | Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 461mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 16330IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg

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  1. Mary says

    May 01, 2024 at 1:26 pm

    5 stars
    When I go to our family’s cookout I often feel pretty guilty about the amount of potato salad I eat. I made this version the way my family makes it and ohhh man this recipe was awesome. Thanks for sharing Laura!

    Reply
  2. Margaret says

    April 29, 2024 at 9:22 pm

    5 stars
    I made this potato salad with sweet potatoes for dinner last night and it was a big hit! Will definitely be making this again.

    Reply
  3. Margaret says

    April 19, 2024 at 8:05 am

    5 stars
    One of my favourite side dishes, healthy & delicious, thank you!

    Reply
  4. Kimmy says

    April 18, 2024 at 12:16 pm

    5 stars
    Loved serving this lighter version at our BBQ last weekend.

    Reply
  5. Olivia says

    April 17, 2024 at 11:03 am

    5 stars
    This sweet potato salad is sooooo good! I love the idea of using Greek yogurt and taste just as good as the classic recipe. Amazing!

    Reply
  6. Brandi says

    June 21, 2021 at 3:40 pm

    5 stars
    What do you recommend subbing the yogurt for to make it dairy free?

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      June 25, 2021 at 3:05 pm

      Hi Brandi, you can make this recipe dairy-free by using your favorite mayonnaise instead of the yogurt. Enjoy!

      Reply
      • Brandi says

        April 14, 2023 at 8:24 pm

        5 stars
        Can u use sour cream instead of yogurt

        Reply
        • Laura Fuentes says

          May 02, 2023 at 2:44 pm

          Yes! Sour cream is a terrific substitute for this recipe.

          Reply
  7. Sarah says

    May 17, 2021 at 8:12 am

    5 stars
    Can I prepare the sweet potatoes differently? I don’t put plastic in the microwave- ever. Tia.

    Reply
    • Laura Fuentes says

      May 27, 2021 at 2:32 pm

      sure. boil them, roast them…. the key is to start with cooked and cooled potatoes.

      Reply

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