![]() ![]() As the salad chills, the dressing thickens. At this point, the macaroni salad dressing looks thin. Toss the pasta together with the mayonnaise dressing. Stir the pasta with a wooden spoon while you rinse it. Then run cold water over it until it’s cool. Once the pasta is tender, drain it in a colander. The recipe calls for sliced black olives but, since I’ve already got the cutting board out, I give the black olives a little chop. Chop the onion, red pepper, and, if you feel like it, the black olives. While you’re waiting for the pasta water to come to a boil, make the dressing. For the best flavor, cook the pasta in salted water. You want the pasta nice and tender but not mushy. The macaroni salad isn’t as flavorful without it. Salt, Black Pepper, and…Sugar? Salt and black pepper make sense, right? But sugar?! I can explain! Since I don’t use sweet pickle relish, I add a pinch of sugar.□ It’s traditional mayo for me, bay-bee. If you’re going to use ( whispers) Miracle Whip in this salad, go for it. A few roasted red peppers bring some color and a bit of flavor. This is the one “fancy” ingredient in this macaroni salad. I prefer the vinegar tang that dill relish brings to a salad. Some folks like sweet relish in their macaroni salad. You can drain a small can of sliced black olives and add as-is or…since the cutting board is already out, you can give the olives a little chop. Onion is the one ingredient I add judiciously because it can overpower the salad. Then, after it chills, if it needs more onion I’ll add it. I start by adding about two tablespoons of chopped onion to the macaroni salad. Since the onion is raw, it tends gets stronger as it sits. Diced onion really brings the flavor to this salad. Can you use any pasta shape? Sure but elbow is traditional. For classic macaroni salad, use elbow macaroni. This recipe is so simple that every ingredient plays an important role. This mac salad is great with hot dogs or other salads. It contains black olives, onions, roasted red peppers (they come from a jar, don’t worry about having to roast your own), and dill relish.Īnd, in my opinion, that’s why it’s so popular. This is a classic, old fashioned mayo-based macaroni salad. They might love the simplicity of the recipe. Yet people always tell me it’s the best macaroni salad. There’s nothing-absolutely nothing-fancy about it. You see, my “mac salad” is…ridiculously easy to make. When people ask me to bring a bowl of my macaroni salad to summer BBQs, I usually ask, “Are you sure?” Mayonaise, black olives, dill relish, onion, and roasted red peppers. ![]()
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