Leave it out if you are going for more of a Cajun-style gumbo. Note that mine relies on tomato flavor to really bring out the seafood. That's why I opted for a Creole seafood gumbo recipe instead ...
For those in Louisiana and Cajun-Creole pockets of other states ... you put a mayo-based salad in the middle of hot gumbo?!" "When I cook my seafood gumbo, don't even bring potato salad into ...