Huzarensla (Meat and Potato Salad)

My mom always made this salad a day ahead, but took it out of the fridge before serving as it tastes better when not ice cold.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound cold meat-any kind
• 3 green apples
• 3 hard boiled eggs
• 1 cooked beet
• 6 boiled potatoes
• 4 dill pickles
• 10-12 small pickled onions
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 3 tablespoons vinegar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 tomato
• several sprigs of parsley

Directions:

• Take the green apples and core and dice them
• Take the beet and dice it or use a 16 oz. can of diced beets well drained
• The potatoes should be coarsely mashed while hot
• Let the potatoes cool
• Slice the dill pickles
• Combine all ingredients
• Put salad on plater and shape in any form you desire
• Spread with mayonnaise and decorate with slices of pickle, parsley sprigs and tomato