1. Place potatoes and carrot in a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook for about 15 minutes, or until fork-tender. Drain and return the pot with potatoes and carrots to the stove top with the burner turned on. Shake the pot for a minute to dry the vegetables out a bit. Cool to a room temperature.
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2. To get perfect hard-boiled eggs, place them in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Make sure the tops of the eggs are covered by at least an inch of water. Bring the water to a full boil, cover and remove from the heat. Let stand for 15 minutes. Then place the eggs in a bowl of cold water.
3. Place sliced onion and cucumber in a bowl, add salt and toss. Let stand for about 12 minutes, then firmly squeeze the cucumbers and onions (you can use paper towel) to let some of the juice out.
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4. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice and sugar. Season with pepper.
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5. Chop potatoes an carrot into bite size pieces. Chop the eggs.
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6. In a large bowl, combine potatoes, carrots and mayo.
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7. Add cucumber, onion and eggs, stir to combine. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
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8. Store in refrigerator until serving.
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Comments
Just ok
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