Egg Salad For A Crowd

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 dozen hard-boiled eggs, chopped
• 6 celery ribs, chopped
• 3 large carrots, finely shrdded
• 3 small green peppers, finely chopped
• 3 small onions, finely chopped
• 3 (2 1/4 ounce) cans sliced ripe olives, drained
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 3 cups mayonnaise
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon ground mustard
• salt and pepper
• lettuce leaf (optional)
• halved cherry tomatoes (optional)
• sliced hard-boiled egg (optional)
• 100 slices bread (about 6 loaves)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients.
• 2 whisk mayonnaise, milk, mustard, salt and pepper until smooth.
• 3 stir into egg mixure.
• 4 cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• 5 garnish with lettuce, tomatoes and sliced egg if desired.
• 6 for sandwiches, spread about 1/3 cupful egg salad on one bread slice; top with another bread slice.
• 7 yield: 50 sandwiches note: if desired you may add 1/4 to 1/2 cup sweet or dill relish to the salad.