Shrimp Potato Salad – 100 servings
Ingredients:
- Cooked, peeled and cleaned shrimp (fresh or frozen): 6 lbs 4 oz
- Cooked Potatoes, diced: 2 and 1/2 gallons
- Hard-cooked eggs, chopped: 42 large
- Celery, chopped: 3 and 1/4 quarts (3 lb 8 oz)
- Onions, chopped: 2 cups (12 oz – my friend Francis Marchiese would never countenance onion with shrimp and I agree with her better to substitute garlic, very finely minced, 1/2 cup)
- Sweet pickle relish: 2 cups (1 lb 1 oz)
- Cheese, grated: 1 quart (1 /b)
- Mayonnaise: 1 and 3/4 quarts
- Salt: to taste (1 tbsp)
Procedures:
- Thaw shrimp if frozen, coarsely chop shrimp.
- Combine all ingredients except salt. Add salt to taste.
- Chill to blend flavors.
- Serve with No. 6 scoop (2/3 cup) on salad greens
Source: School Lunches
Salad E-17
Variations
a) Canned Shrimp-Potato Salad: Use 8 cans (13 and 1/4 oz each) drained shrimp in place of cooked, peeled, and cleaned shrimp. Rinse shrimp with cold water. Drain. Serving is same as for basic recipe.
b) Mackerel-Potato Salad: Use 8 cans (15 oz each) drained mackerel in place of shrimp. Serving is same as for basic recipe.
c) Salmon-Potato Salad: Use 8 cans (16 oz each) drained salmon in place of shrimp. Serving is same as for basic recipe.
d) Tuna-Potato Salad: Use 17 cans (6 and 1/2 oz or 7 oz each) drained tuna in place of shrimp. Serving is same as for basic recipe.