Macaroni Salad like my Mom made

10 Servings
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Chopped ham, chicken, turkey, tuna, crumbled bacon, bay shrimp, cheese, capers, pine nuts, pickles, sweet relish, cherry tomatoes, parsley, garlic powder, celery seeds, or other items can be added by themselves or in combination creating an endless number of "different" salads from the basic recipe. I like it "the way my Mom made it", but you might enjoy experimenting.

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Macaroni Salad like my Mom made Ingredients

1 pound Salad Macaroni - uncooked	1/2 tablespoon Salt - to taste
2 cup Celery - diced, about four stalks	1/2 tablespoon Black pepper - to taste
2 cup Green onion - chopped, about 8 to 10 stalks	1 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
12 ounce Olives - 2 cans, pitted black, drained whole or sliced

Instructions for Macaroni Salad like my Mom made

Cook macaroni per package instructions until it is al dente, approximately 9 minutes. Do not overcook. Rinse in cold water at once. Set aside and let drain well but not dry out.

Meanwhile coarsely chop celery and olives and finely slice green onions. (prepare any other solid ingreidentrs you wish to add.) Place in a large bowl and mix together. Add salt and pepper (plus other dry ingredients if used) to mayonnaise and mix thoroughly. Add up to an additional one half cup of mayonnaise if needed. Fold into macaroni mixture. Refrigerate two hours or, even better, over night to allow flavors to blend.

Main Ingredient: MacaroniCuisine: American

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Celery

Mayonnaise

Olive

Onion

Salt

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admin
on Feb 19 2007 4:08PM

As a diabetic I must watch my carbohydrates. My endocrinologist considers 38 to be low. Others may not.

Cyrano
on Feb 19 2007 3:55PM

This recipe is definitely NOT low-carb. Please remove tag.

AbbysMom
on Feb 19 2007 2:51PM

I do not recommend this, but if you "must" serve the salad at once, immerse the macaroni in ice water when cooked. This will speed up the "chilling" process. It will not taste as good for the flavors do not have time to get to know each other, but when you run out of time.... [I posted this recipe.]

Cyrano
on May 30 2006 12:30PM

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