Make the kids happy with a cheeseburger pasta salad – toss in diced hamburger patties, shredded cheddar cheese, pickle relish, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, onions, and add ketchup to the dressing to make it more like a burger sauce.Try a seafood macaroni salad by tossing in cooked shrimp, canned tuna, crab flakes, and a bit of Old Bay Seasoning, lemon juice, and lemon zest to the dressing.Sweet macaroni salad would be delicious by adding diced pineapple, diced ham, and pineapple juice, and extra sugar to the dressing.Go Tex-Mex by adding jalapenos, taco meat, cheddar cheese, and chili powder, lime juice, and cumin to the dressing.Place in a large bowl and add butter, stirring until melted. Bake at 350 F for 50 minutes, or until custard is set. Beat the eggs whites until stiff, then fold into the macaroni mixture and move into a buttered baking dish. Blend in 3 slightly-beaten egg yolks, milk, and sour cream. VARIATIONS ON OLD FASHIONED MACARONI SALAD Cook macaroni according to directions on box, dont overcook. Mix in bread crumbs, salt, pepper, pimento, green pepper, green onion, and diced cheese. Toss the pasta, cheese, and vegetables together with the sauceĭon’t you love how easy this recipe is? Yep, me too!.Toss the cooked pasta with olive oil and allow the pasta to cool.Black pepper and celery seed – all for flavor.Vinegar – I used white wine vinegar, but apple cider, balsamic, white, tarragon, or champagne vinegars all work beautifully.You can use shredded cheese or crumbled cheese, like feta. Cheese – small cubes of cheese, preferably provolone, are delicious.Vegetables – this recipe uses celery, peas, tomato, carrot, and onion, but use whatever you enjoy or have on hand.Olive oil – this will keep the pasta from sticking together while it cools.Stuffed Cheddar BurgerOur Charbroiled Burger Stuffed with Cheddar and American Cheese with Grilled Onions. The cooking water should taste like the sea. Old Fashioned BurgerCharbroiled on a Toasted. Kosher salt – it is imperative that you add flavor to the pasta.Cavatappi, Ditalini, or Shells all work beautifully. Pasta – I used macaroni, but you can use any pasta you like.Also, you can add protein, such as canned tuna or grilled chicken, to make it a complete meal. It was definitely a labor of love, and we loved her for it!Īnother great perk to this recipe is how easily customizable it is. She packed it in containers and then packed the containers in a cooler with lots of ice. I have fond memories of my mom making huge containers of this salad for family picnics at the local amusement park. Most of us grew up with a family recipe for macaroni salad. I like to serve it alongside Pickled Deviled Eggs, Burnt Ends (aka meat candy), a festive Balsamic Fruit Salad, Brown Sugar And Bourbon Baked Beans, Vinegar Based Cole Slaw, and Peanut Butter Pie With Chocolate Ganache. This salad is one of my ‘go-to’ holiday picnic recipes. Tailor the salad ingredients to what you have on hand or what is in season. Serves 6.įind more creative and colorful salads in our cookbook Salad of the Day, by Georgeanne Brennan.Old fashioned macaroni salad is the perfect make-ahead side dish for summer potlucks, barbecues, showers, or parties. Transfer to a serving bowl, garnish with the snipped chives, and serve. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, if needed. Add the hard-cooked eggs, green olives and celery leaves and turn once again. Stir to mix well.Īdd the onion, celery and pickles and stir to mix again. To make the dressing, in a serving bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, pickle juice, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Drain and rinse under cold running water and set aside to drain. Reduce the heat to medium, add the macaroni, and cook until tender, according to package directions. Old-Fashioned Macaroni Salad with Sweet Picklesģ cups (10 1/2 oz./330 g.) elbow macaroniģ celery ribs, finely chopped, leaves reserved and finely choppedġ/2 cup (2 1/2 oz./75 g.) pimiento-stuffed green olives, choppedīring a pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. The secret to the old-fashioned flavor of this salad is the addition of a little sweet pickle juice and sliced pimiento-stuffed olives, along with the more traditional ingredients like mayonnaise, onions and hard-cooked eggs. Happy summer! Celebrate with a staple of cookouts and picnics: macaroni salad.
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