The salads of summer - Macaroni salad

[lilbopeep]

To continue on Andy's salad train.

What's your favorite macaroni salad recipe?

Click for Recipe >>> Peep's Macaroni Salad (http://netcookingtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=234012#post234012)(with a tomato skin rose and parsley leaf garnish)

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[Doc]

That looks great peeps. Thanks!
I love macaroni salad. :thumb: :D
I look forward to seeing the other salads of summer. :D

[luvs]

though i generally dislike macaroni salads b/c most people i know put faux-whip in it' i will happily indulge in some w/ mayo, onion, celery, pepper (black), maybe a 'lil vinegar &/or sugar as seen fit!

[lilbopeep]

though i generally dislike macaroni salads b/c most people i know put faux-whip in it' i will happily indulge in some w/ mayo, onion, celery, pepper (black), maybe a 'lil vinegar &/or sugar as seen fit!
That miracle stuff is junk to me also. I won't eat it. It's got a funky sugar chemical flavor to me. But thats JMO

[luvs]

we haven't owned that stuff in my 30 years- tho i have gotten macaroni salads from the salad bars @ some restaurants w/ that; to each his/her own, tho

[BreezyCooking]

While I make a variety of different potato salads, pasta salads never really appealed to me. However, I do sometimes get a hankering for good old Macaroni Salad, & this is the one I always whip up:

Breezy Macaroni Salad
(Unless otherwise specified, all amounts are "to personal taste".)

1 box of Elbow Macaroni
Mayonnaise
Approx. 1 to 1-1/2 cups frozen peas
Chopped sweet onion (like Vidalia, etc.)
Chopped red bell pepper
Chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley
Sharp cheddar cheese cut into small cubes (the regular supermarket block type - nothing fancy)
Sweet or Dill pickle relish
Salt & freshly ground black pepper

Cook pasta according to package directions, adding in the frozen peas during the last 2-3 minutes of cooking time. Drain & set aside to cool, then gently but thoroughly combine with other ingredients, tasting as you go along to amend amounts if necessary.

If I have a block of turkey ham on hand, I'll sometimes dice some of that up & add it as well; & leftovers are fantastic with a can or two of tuna folded in.

[lilbopeep]

we haven't owned that stuff in my 30 years- tho i have gotten macaroni salads from the salad bars @ some restaurants w/ that; to each his/her own, tho
Same here. I have never bought that stuff either but I had a neighbor that ONLY used that in EVERYTHING! LOL