16 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 a popular Fourth of July cookout food, and there are simple ways to make it better.
• Adding things like avocado, pickles, and even blue cheese will take potato salad to the next level.

There's nothing quite like a heaping spoonful of homemade potato salad on the Fourth of July.

With grocery costs eating up more of our budgets than they have in decades, many families might be curious about how to elevate popular cookout foods with ingredients they already have in their kitchens.

And, while there are many recipes you can follow to make a crowd-pleasing potato salad, there are also a number of unique ingredients you can add to any standard potato salad to take it over the top — no trip to the grocery store required.

Here are 16 easy ways to make your potato salad even better using things you already have in your kitchen.