15 easy ways to make your potato salad even better using things you already have in your kitchen

Adding dill, vinegar, and whole-grain mustard can elevate a simple potato salad.ziashusha/Shutterstock

• Potato salad is one of the most popular summer cookout foods, but there are simple hacks to making it better.
• Adding things like avocado, chopped pickles, blue cheese, or even crunchy potato chips will take any potato salad to the next level.
• You can also switch up the potatoes themselves by roasting them or using sweet potatoes instead.

Summer cookout season is finally here, and that means one thing — potato salad.

Potato salad is one of the cheapest and most delicious summer foods, but many cooks tend to stick with classic recipes.

However, there are quite a few creative additions like avocado, vinegar, bacon, or Thousand Island dressing that can elevate a simple potato salad.

Here are 15 easy ways to make your potato salad even better, using things you already have in your kitchen.