If you don’t mind the skins of the potatoes in your potato salad feel free to leave them on-it’s up to you!
Peeling the potatoes, on the other hand, is optional. Yes! Cutting the potatoes into roughly 1-inch pieces allows them to cook evenly and all the way through. Should I cut potatoes before boiling for potato salad? The real time-saver, though, is that the eggs are cooked in the Instant Pot along with the potatoes, so you can check two things off your list at the same time. 'When made well, they really are perfectly delicious.' The same can be said for Instant Pot potato salad, our newest version of the classic BBQ side. It has all the elements of the summer dish: tender potatoes, crunchy celery, tangy pickles and hard-boiled eggs, all covered in a creamy dressing. 'There’s a reason dishes like potato salad, macaroni salad, and coleslaw have been around for ages and ages,' Ree Drummond says.