Deluxe potato salad

24 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3Green peppers
5poundsPotatoes; cooked, peeled, and cubed
1bunchCelery; chopped
teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonPepper
¾cupMayonnaise
18Eggs; hard-cooked
¼cupMayonnaise
2tablespoonsOnion; minced
¼teaspoonCury powder
½teaspoonSalt
1tablespoonMustard, Dijon
4cansArtichoke hearts; chilled and drained (8 oz. ea.)
2tablespoonsOlive slices, pimiento-stffd
smallPickles, whole sweet
Parsley springs, fresh
teaspoonPepper
Paprika
Parsley spring, fresh
18slicesOlives, pimiento-stuffed

Directions

STUFFED EGGS

Chop 2 green pepper; cut remaining pepper into rings. Combine chopped green pepper, potatoes, celery, salt, pepper, mayonnaise, and mustard; mix well, and chill thoroughly.

Spoon potato salad onto a large serving platter. Arrange stuffed eggs and artichoke hearts around edge of platter. Garnish salad with green pepper rings, olive slices, pickles, and parsley.

Stuffed Eggs: Cut eggs in half lengthwise; remove yolks. Mash yolks; stir in mayonnaise, onion, curry powder, salt, and pepper.

Fill egg whites with yolk mixture; chill. Sprinkle half of stuffed eggs with paprika, and top with a small sprig of fresh parsley. Top with remaining stuffed eggs with pimiento-stuffed olive slices.

Yield: 18 servings.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, July, 1980. Typos by Nancy Coleman.