Festive Potato Salad

Mmmmmhmmmn, doesn't that look deliciousssss? ^_^

Let's Make Some POTATO SALAD...

Ok... this being my first 'cuisine' post, I'm just gonna go by the old saying 'Keep it Simple Stupid' :) Salad is one of my specialties at home, due in no small way to the fact that it's so quick and easy to make, and goes well alongside many other dishes. This is what I contributed to Christmas lunch, a Festive Potato Salad, so please read and enjoy :) 

Here's what you'll need:

• 4 cups of cubed Potatoes (usually about 6-8 potatoes) 
• 1 cup Mayonnaise (approximately 1 cup, depending on warmth of potato and personal preferences, it may require more) 
• 2 tbsp Sugar (or more for taste) 
• 1/2 small Onion (finely grated) 
• 1/2 cup Corn 
• 1/2 cup Peas and Carrot (either from the tin, or freshly cooked) 
• some chopped Parsley 
• 1 small Beetroot (chopped) 

Here's what you'll need to do: 

1. There are two sets of boiling to do for this dish. The potatoes are washed, peeled, cut into small cubes and boiled. The beetroot is washed, the top cut off, and also boiled. 
2. When the potato is ready (they should be tender but not mushy), strain and leave to cool for 10-15 minutes. It needs to be just warm for the salad, not too hot that it melts the mayonnaise and not too cold that the sugar does not dissolve properly. 
3. In the meantime, prepare the beetroot when it is ready (a knife should easily pass through it). Peel and finely chop the beetroot. 
4. When potato cools to a warm temperature, start mixing. Add mayonnaise, sugar and grate your onion and mix. 
5. Add remaining ingredients (beetroot, peas and carrot, corn and chopped parsley) and mix. Add more ingredients if desired. I also added some beetroot and parsley on the top after mixing to give it a table-ready festive look. 
6. Voila, there you have a Festive Potato Salad. Enjoy! 

Serving sizes and Notes

• This recipe makes: 
• 4 cups of potato salad. 
• Suggested serving size: 
• As much as your salad-loving heart desires, my family goes nuts for my salads so they usually take a heap-ful, but for me just a little at the side of my plate is sufficient :) 
• Storage: 
• Definitely refrigerate this dish, we don't want to have a moldy mayonnaise mishap... totally NOT speaking from experience here >_> 
• Other Stuff 
• The Holy Trinity of salads is definitely mayonnaise, sugar and onion, once you get these right, everything else is just icing on the cake 
• The potential for variation is great with salads, my mum likes to slice hard boiled eggs and mix them in when she makes it. What do you put in your salad?