Aunt Nett’s Shrimp and Potato Salad

Ingredients:

• 10 large potatoes

• 2 cups mayonnaise (Do NOT use fat free or low fat)
• 1 (6 ounce) can shrimp, drained well and flaked (you can also use thawed frozen shrimp or freshly boil shrimp)
• 2 celery ribs, minced fine
• 20 green olives, minced fine
• 6 hardboiled eggs, chopped
• salt and pepper, to taste

 

Boil potatoes whole. Do not over-cook potatoes or salad will be mushy. When potatoes are done drain right away, peel and let cool. Put in refrigerator to chill. When chilled completely, cut them up into medium sized cubes and put in a large bowl. Put back into fridge to keep chilled. Combine celery and olives into finely minced pieces. Add to potato mixture. Open can of shrimp and drain well. Rinse off shrimp in the can, and squeeze dry with can cover before removing from can. Flake shrimp well between fingers and add to potato and veggie mixture. Mix mayonnaise into salad and add salt and pepper to taste.  If you want to use dill, chop it finely and add it now.  Refrigerate until ready to eat.

When ready to serve, place potato salad on a few leaves of lettuce, serve with cucumber wedges. Oor serve inside a hollowed out tomato or bell pepper or cucumber.

Variations:.

Try adding:

1/2 cup diced bell peppers

1/2 of a lg sweet onion, minced finely

1/2 tsp yellow mustard

1/4 cup dill pickle relish

1 tsp chopped fresh dill