How to Prepare Yummy Macaroni salad (Hawaiian)

Macaroni salad (Hawaiian). This Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is the real deal. A no-frills, creamy mac salad that is the perfect side dish for any BBQ or Luau! Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is one of my biggest guilty pleasures.

It's simple to make, and it always gets rave reviews. The creaminess of this salad is amazing and really sets it apart. This Classic Hawaiian Macaroni Salad recipe has a delicious creamy dressing that's tangy, sweet, and totally addicting! You can cook Macaroni salad (Hawaiian) using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Macaroni salad (Hawaiian)

1. Prepare 2 cups of whole milk.
2. You need 2 cups of mayo.
3. Prepare 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.
4. It's 1 tsp of salt.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of black pepper.
6. Prepare 1 lb of macaroni.
7. It's 1/4 cup of cider vinegar.
8. You need 1/4 cup of grated yellow onion.
9. You need 1/2 cup of carrots peeled and shredded.
10. Prepare 1/2 cup of celery finely diced.

It tastes just like it came from a Hawaiian Food Truck. How to make Hawaiian Macaroni Salad: Here are the basic steps to authentic macaroni salad, Hawaiian-style. Follow along, but for exact amounts, see the recipe card below. First, cook the macaroni in a large pot of salted water.

Macaroni salad (Hawaiian) step by step

1. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together 1  1/2 cups milk, 1 cup mayonnaise, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Set aside..
2. In a large pot Bring 4 quarts of water to a roiling bowl. Add pasta and 1 Tablespoon of salt to the water and cook the pasta for 15 minutes, until it's fat and very soft..
3. Drain pasta and pour it back into the dried pasta pot..
4. Pour vinegar over pasta and stir until it's evenly distributed and absorbed. Pour pasta into a bowl and cool for 10 minutes..
5. Add the milk and mayonnaise mixture and stir until evenly combined, then cool completely..
6. Add the grated onions, carrots, celery,  and the remaining milk and mayonnaise to the pasta and mix until evenly distributed. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour for up to 2 days. Adjust seasoning if necessary and serve..

Try to cook the macaroni just to the point of overcooking it. The noodles should be soft, fat, and ready to soak up. Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is so fabulously creamy and simple. This mayonnaise-based pasta salad makes a wonderful side for summer bbqs and picnics. When I travel to Hawaii, I get Macaroni Salad every chance I get.