Mayonnaise But my Mom Calls it Salad

garlic mayonnaise salad

 

In all fairness, the mayonnaise salad my mom makes has more than mayonnaise, it also has nine cloves of crushed garlic. Yes, nine. If it weren't for the head of chopped lettuce I might never have believed it was a salad.

I wish I had the recipe on hand, my mother follows recipes to the T, and the dotted I. Because of that my mother's meals are perfection even if the Mayonnaise salad has, as I believe, an entire quart of mayonnaise in it.

Here is what I remember about the salad… IT WAS DELICIOUS.

First, use a large mixing bowl

Add a truckload (a jar) of real mayonnaise with nine cloves of crushed garlic, mix well.

Then add five or so cups of day-old bread, chop it into bite-size pieces without the crust.

Mix it thoroughly then cover it and put it in the fridge overnight.

Before serving the salad add: One head of chopped lettuce,  two sliced avocados, and grilled shrimp if you like, my mom didn't because my sister in law is allergic to shrimp. Mix well but gently, and serve.

Avocados, bread, salad, garlic, and mayonnaise doesn't that just tickle your toes?

If I missed something maybe my Mom will correct me in the comment section.

xxx

 

With a head of chopped lettuce

 



Comments

13 responses to “Mayonnaise But my Mom Calls it Salad”

  1. sounds fabulous

  2. That sounds really good–almost like the cream cheese and mayonaise salad my grandmother used to make–excellent! (I’m not sure if she snuck in a truckload of marchmellows, but they play a clear role in my memory, along with the giant can of mandarines.)

  3. JEANNE GUITTON

    Sans corriger votre fille (!) pourriez-vous s’il vous plait Maman de Corey,
    précisez les quantités; par exemple celle de la mayonnaise pour neuf gousses
    d’ail et celle du pain ?
    Est-ce une recette des Açores ? Je pense à une recette cousine de l’aïoli.
    Je tenterai en tout cas la formule de votre fille.
    Merci de partager à travers elle votre vie.
    Voyez vous, votre cuisine me donnerai l’idée d’être une petite souris et votre
    jardin celle d’être un chat se prélassant à l’ombre des regards. Mais en
    fermant les yeux je suis le courant d’air survolant les allées…la magie de
    votre jardin…je ne sais où me poser.

  4. Sounds yummy, even at 6:30 a.m.

  5. This sounds delicious! I will make that soon. Thank you for sharing! By the way, just recently I made the orange and onion salad again. Always yummy!

  6. JEANNE GUITTON

    AH! AH! Une autre salade ! Oranges et oignons..un rappel pour celles et ceux qui sont en retard comme moi. Merci.

  7. Jacklynn Lantry

    Mmmm, sounds yummy. I hope your mom comments!

  8. MMM..
    All of my toes got tickled.

  9. Don’t like avocado, and am a vegetarian (so no shrimp). But I bet this would be delicious with artichoke hearts instead!

  10. Anything with that much garlic simply has to be delicious.

  11. I bet asparagus steamed until al dente, or grilled, would also be good on the salad. Can you tell I can hardly wait until Spring? (only four months and counting…)

  12. Whatever you call it it sounds delish!

  13. Oh yummmm! It does sound like something I would like. What’s not to like about creamy things.

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