My Granny's Macaroni Salad. DISCLAIMER: This is my Grandma Payne's recipe for the macaroni salad she would always bring to cookouts and parties. Prepare macaroni according to package directions for al dente or firm pasta. Drain well and rinse under cold water until pasta is cold.
Garnish with another sprinkling of black pepper and paprika. This recipe came from my husbands granny. This is not a sweet relish salad! You can cook My Granny's Macaroni Salad using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of My Granny's Macaroni Salad
- Prepare 100 grams of Boiled macaroni (curly-type).
- Prepare 1 small of Potatoes.
- You need 1 of Boiled egg.
- You need 1 small of Carrot.
- Prepare 1 of Cucumber.
- Prepare 3 of to 4 tablespoons Mayonnaise.
- You need 1 of Salt and pepper.
It is so creamy and amazing if you like dill potato salad. A sweet macaroni salad just like Grandma used to make. The dressing is a good basic macaroni salad dressing that you can use with your own macaroni salad recipe. This isn't the boring macaroni salad from salad bars; this is the Best Macaroni Salad you'll ever have!
My Granny's Macaroni Salad instructions
- Boil the macaroni a minute longer than the package directions state, then drain, rinse in cold water, and drain again..
- Thinly slice the cucumber and rub with two pinches of salt (not listed). When wilted, squeeze out the water..
- Boil the carrots and potatoes until soft. Cut the carrots into quarter rounds and peel the potatoes..
- In a bowl, add the potatoes from Step 3, the boiled egg, and mash..
- Add the following ingredients to Step 4's bowl in the order listed, mixing each time. Macaroni → Cucumber → Carrot → Salt & Pepper → Mayonnaise. Continue to mix, then you're all done..
Chewy macaroni is tossed with a kitchen sink's worth of ingredients and a classic tangy dressing. My Grandma made this old-fashioned recipe for decades; you probably will, too. Mix the macaroni, celery, bell pepper and onion in a large bowl. Whisk together the mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper to make a smooth dressing. Pour dressing over the vegetables, mix well and refrigerate for several hours.
