The best potato salad for a BBQ

Overall Score: 77/100

Cream cheese, crème fraiche and double cream add a wonderful creaminess to this deceptively light potato salad. Testers enjoyed the fresh spring onions, chives and balanced seasoning of salt and gentle vinegar, mixed with perfectly cooked chunks of potatoes.

BUY NOW Sainsbury's, £2.10 for 300g

Overall Score: 77/100

Large chunks of smooth, soft skin on potatoes covered in a delightful crème fraiche and chive mayonnaise. Spring onion and vinegar gives this potato salad a fresh and balanced acidic flavour. However, some testers found the potato skin a little too chewy.

BUY NOW Tesco, £1.65 for 275g

Overall score: 75/100

Soft diced potatoes that slightly lost their shape. There is a fresh yet light onion aroma with the right amount of tang from the spirit vinegar. Gentle but flavourful onions that retained a bite, with a creamy, soft sauce.

BUY NOW Waitrose & Partners, £0.90 for 300g

Overall Score: 73/100

Multiple shapes and sizes of potato with a smooth and creamy sauce. The sour cream and onion aroma is strong, whilst retaining a fresh hit of vinegar. Zingy in flavour with the onion and chive coming through nicely, although, some testers found it a bit too strong from the vinegar.

BUY NOW ASDA, £1.64 for 275g

Overall Score: 73/100

Diced potato in a thick, and slightly curdled sauce. There is a good bite to the potatoes with a thick and textured consistency, with testers liking the onion and chive flavour and the gentle creaminess but some found the onion flavour a touch overpowering.

In-store only, Co-op, £0.80 for 300g

Overall Score: 72/100

Rich and creamy Charlotte potatoes in a yoghurt dressing with red onions, mint and chives. Delicate onion and refreshing mint give this potato salad a lovely freshness whilst some found the mint a bit too strong.

BUY NOW Waitrose & Partners, £2.00 for 270g

Overall Score: 72/100

Whole potatoes in a yoghurt and mint sauce with large slices of spring onions. Building sharpness from the onions with a gentle mint aroma. The flavour has good zing but some testers thought the onion and mint overpowered the potatoes which were a little hard in texture.

In-store only, Co-op, £2.00 for 270g

Overall Score: 71/100

Diced chunks of slightly firm potatoes in a creamy mayonnaise sauce with chives and salad onions. There was a definite onion and chive aroma with an overall light acidity. A little earthy in flavour with a hint of allspice.

In-store only, M&S, £1.00 for 250g

Overall Score: 66/100

Creamy, soft pieces of potato in a rich sauce. There are tart vinegar notes and a gentle creamy aroma, followed by strong vinegar taste, our panel picked up on a hint of mustard and found it a touch too tangy and acidic.

In-store only, Lidl, £1.09 for 500g

Overall Score: 59/100

Thick cut potatoes in a thin sauce, lacking richness and body. There is a distinct potato aroma and herbaceous notes from the parsley and chives which gives this a fresh aroma. Unfortunately, it was unbalanced in flavour and not well distributed, with some finding it incredibly overpowering with vinegar, whilst others found it bland and lacking punch against the creaminess.

In-store only, Aldi, £0.59 for 500g