Recipe: Appetizing Macaroni Salad

Macaroni Salad. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Rinse under cold water and drain. Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse with cold water.

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Easy Macaroni Salad may seem like a silly recipe since most people tend to go to the grocery store deli and load up on sides (like Pea Salad and Crab Salad too!) in preparation for big parties. How to Make the Best Macaroni Salad. You can cook Macaroni Salad using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Macaroni Salad

1. It's 100 g of macaroni.
2. It's 1 of onion (slice thinly, sprinkle with 1 tsp salt, leave for 10 mins, rub it in, rinse in water, drain and squeeze well).
3. Prepare 1/2 of cucumber (do same thing as the onion).
4. Prepare 1/3 of carrot (cut into small bite sized pieces).
5. You need 2 of slices ham (cut into 1 cm squares).
6. You need 1 of boiled egg (chopped).
7. You need of salt and pepper.
8. It's 1/2 to 1 tsp of soy sauce.
9. It's SAUCE: of (mix in advance).
10. It's 3 Tbsp of mayonaise.
11. Prepare 1 Tbsp of milk.
12. Prepare 2 tsp of ketchup.
13. You need 1 tsp of white wine.
14. Prepare 2 tsp of mustard.

It's no picnic without macaroni salad. Chef John's Classic Macaroni Salad "Spicy and delicious and a big hit with my family." - Kathi. Chickpea Macaroni Salad "Love this—I added artichokes and it's awesome. This is a classic, tasty, easy macaroni salad recipe!

Macaroni Salad instructions

1. Bring the water and salt to a boil in a pot, add macaroni and cook according to the direction on the package. Add carrot in a pot 2 minutes before the macaroni is boiled. Drain very well and let it cool..
2. Combine onion, cucumber, carrot, mustard in a bowl and stir to mix. Add ham, chopped boiled egg, the pre-mixed sauce, macaroni and mix well..
3. Season with sat and pepper and soy sauce..

Made with classic ingredient staples including celery, red pepper, and onion and coated in a simple creamy mayo-based dressing, this is guaranteed to be a hit at every cookout and potluck this year! Old fashioned macaroni salad is summertime comfort food and is easy to make. You can even make it a few days ahead - it's best if it sits over night. Keep this cold - if you are at a picnic or potluck either keep it chilled or eat it quickly and put leftovers in an ice chest. I was hesitant about posting this recipe - it's the macaroni salad I grew up with, and pretty basic.