HUZARE SLA - DUTCH BEET AND POTATO SALAD

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Dutch potato salad, made with beets and leftover meat, this delicious cold salad looks wonderful garnished with sliced egg on a bed of lettuce. Perfect for a cool summer supper, my mother often made this family favorite. This recipe is a taste as you go recipe and is as much fun to make as to eat!

Provided by itszspot

Categories     Potato

Time 40m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

10 potatoes
2 (15 ounce) cans beets
2 cups leftover cooked beef or 2 cups cooked chicken
12 hard-boiled eggs
1 (16 ounce) jar sweet gherkins
1 (16 ounce) jar cocktail onions
1 (16 ounce) jar dill pickles or 1 (16 ounce) jar gherkins
mayonnaise
lettuce leaf

Steps:

  • peel, cook and mash potatoes.
  • drain beets and mash thoroughly and add to the potatoes.
  • dice the meat
  • dice 6 of the hard boiled eggs
  • dice about 1/2 of the sweet gherkins, cocktail onions, and dill pickles
  • add diced meat into the mashed potato mix.
  • add diced gherkins, cocktail onions, and dill pickles to taste.
  • add mayonnaise to taste, at least 2 tablespoons to start.
  • fold in diced eggs.
  • shape into mound on top of bed of lettuce leaves.
  • cover mound with a thin layer of mayonnaise.
  • slice remaining eggs and distribute evenly on the mound.
  • chill and enjoy.

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