Picnic Potato Squares Salad Recipe

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I'M ALWAYS on the lookout for new and unique recipes. Firm and cut into squares, this potato salad looks different than the usual ones, and the dill pickle gives it a unique flavor. It also travels well and is pretty served on salad greens. -Susan Furrow, Canterbury, New Brunswick

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Picnic Potato Squares Salad Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 9 Servings

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Ingredients

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
2-1/4 cups milk, divided
1 cup Hellmann's® Real Mayonnaise

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1 tablespoon prepared mustard
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2-1/2 cups cubed red potatoes, cooked and cooled
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
1/3 cup chopped dill pickle
2 tablespoons diced onion
Lettuce leaves, optional

Directions

Place the gelatin and 1 cup of milk in a saucepan; let stand for 1 minute. Cook and stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, salt, pepper and remaining milk until smooth. Chill until partially set. Fold in potatoes, carrot, celery, pickle and onion. Pour into an ungreased 8-in. square dish. Chill until firm. Cut into squares; serve on lettuce if desired. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 261 calories, 22 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 394 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Picnic Potato Squares Salad in Reminisce July/August 1997, p49