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Submitted by evelynathens
"I was hesitant about posting this recipe - it's the macaroni salad I grew up with, and pretty basic. But it is so darned good that I decided to go ahead."
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- Ready In:
- 27mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
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ingredients
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Dressing
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄2 lb macaroni, cooked and drained
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 1⁄2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1⁄2 cup chopped red pepper
- 1⁄2 cup chopped green onion
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directions
- Combine dressing ingredients.
- Stir into remaining ingredients.
- Cover and chill.
Questions & Replies
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Can u put can tuna in macaroni salad
Theresa W.
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Wonder how this would taste using Hellmans Light mayo??
Cindy E.
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What kind of Vinegar?
Lisa J.
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Macaroni Salad Recipe - Evelyn Athens. I changed the number of servings on recipe from 4 to 8 but when I go to print the recipe it reverts back to 4 servings. It will not allow me to change from 4 to 8 servings on the printer friendly version.
kathy.krznaric
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Reviews
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Very good. Made EXACTLY like recipe and was great. I really hate it when some people deviate from the recipe and then give it a low rating. Really p***** me off.
Flue Crew
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LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS salad! Not too much mayonnaise, lovely crunchy veggies and the dressing is perfect. It's even better the next day. The first time I made this I ate it for lunch for 3 straight days. Never got tired of it. Made it again tonight for tomorrow's company potluck so decided to give a thumbs up to the poster while I was here. Thanks for what has turned out to be my favorite macaroni salad and I am a huge macaroni salad fan.
Cher Jewhurst
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perfect no nonsense macaroni salad recipe...I've made it twice now - each time doubling it since I had potlucks each time...one for them, one for us. today I added leftover ham - also nice (what isn't good with ham added? :)). I like that it has green onion and not regular. makes the whole thing just great and very hometown summery. Thanks for posting!
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This is wonderful! I was looking for a salad without hard boiled eggs and cheese chunks because my son doesn't care for them in salads. And this fit the bill. And darn tasty too!!! Thanks!
Bekah
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This was a very good recipe for your basic macaroni salad. The only change I made was that I added in a few dashes of garlic powder. I really enjoyed the crunch of the veggies in this salad. I also loved that this did not have hard boiled eggs in it as well. I think that you could easily use this as a base recipe and add in anything else you might enjoy. Thanks for posting.
Kristy D.
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Tweaks
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Great recipe! Don't need to tweak a thing.
Erik S.
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Pickle juice for vinegar. Greek yogurt for part of the mayo. Added tuna.
surus
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I used roasted red peppers and added matchstick carrots.
Valerie M.
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next time, less salt. added garlic powder, pickle juice, orange pepper instead of green and canned chicken crumbled, although it was great before the chicken too.
Angie G.
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THIS WAS SOOOO YUMMY. i didn't use as many veggies...personal preference and i subbed dill pickle juice for the vinegar (was getting ready to toss an empty jar) ...very good. Just an fyi, this made great potato salad dressing. I highly recoomend you try it!
grammanut
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
evelynathens
Athens
- 363 Followers
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<style>body { background: url("http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3512121819_f2f1aaf050.jpg?v=0"); background-repeat: repeat-y; }</style>OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.What did I do wrong?Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time. That's all for now.
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