Donnalees Macaroni Salad Food

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook according to the package directions, adding 2 minutes. Drain and place into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the apple cider vinegar and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix the mayonnaise, milk and granulated sugar in a medium bowl. Fold into the macaroni along with the carrots, scallion whites and light green parts, celery, onion, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Before transferring to a serving bowl, give it a good stir and add more milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed. Garnish with the scallion greens.

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Combine dressing ingredients.
• Stir into remaining ingredients.
• Cover and chill.

DUNKLEY'S FAMOUS MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil.
• Add macaroni and cook until it is al dente, approximately 7-9 minutes.
• DO NOT OVERCOOK the pasta or it will fall apart when the salad is tossed together.
• Rinse macaroni until cool.
• Drain well and let it dry out slightly.
• Place pasta in a large bowl.
• Carefully fold in celery, onion, cheddar, Swiss cheese, Parmesan, dill pickles, salami, and black olives.
• Refrigerate the mixture, covered, overnight (or refrigerate for at least 2 hours).
• Mix the garlic salt, minced garlic, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard and celery salt together. Add to the salad.
• Fold in pimentos.
• Mix 1 cup of mayonnaise and horseradish; fold into the salad. (You may use up to another 1/2 cup mayonnaise, if needed).
• Refrigerate for another 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

DUNKLEY'S FAMOUS MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Add 2 quarts of water to a medium stockpot and bring to a boil. Add macaroni and cook until it is al dente, approximately 9 minutes. Do not overcook the pasta or it will fall apart when the salad is tossed together. Rinse macaroni until cool. Drain well and let it dry out slightly.
• Add pasta to a large bowl. Carefully fold in celery, onion, Cheddar, Swiss cheese, Parmesan, dill pickles, salami, and black olives. Refrigerate the mixture, uncovered, overnight (or refrigerate for at least 2 hours).
• Mix the Lowry's garlic salt, minced garlic, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard and celery salt together. Add to salad. Fold in the pimentos. Fold in 1 cup of mayonnaise to start. Add up to a 1/2 cup more of mayonnaise if needed. Refrigerate again for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook as the label directs until al dente. Drain and let cool.
• Toss the macaroni with the tomatoes, radishes, bell pepper, scallions and cucumber in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise with the vinegar, mustard, sugar and garlic salt. Add the dressing to the macaroni and vegetables and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until serving.

CREAMY MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Mix cooled macaroni, celery, onions, bell pepper and green olives together in a large bowl.
• In a separate bowl mix together the mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, pickle relish, sugar, salt, pepper and celery seed, stirring well.
• Stir dressing into the macaroni mixture.
• Stir in the crumbled bacon.
• Serve chilled.
• For another variation, omit the green olives, add sliced black olives and a container of grape tomatoes.
• For a meal type salad, add diced cooked chicken or tuna fish.

TUNA MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender; drain then rinse well under cold water; place in a bowl then toss with 1 tablespoon oil to prevent sticking.
• Add in tuna, onion, bell pepper, celery and sweet pickles; toss to combine.
• In a bowl mix together mayonnaise with sour cream, sweet relish (if using) garlic powder, yellow mustard (start with 1 tablespoon mustard) and seasoned salt; add to the macaroni mixture; mix well to combine.
• Season with black pepper to taste.
• Arrange the cooked egg wedges around the inside of the bowl, then dust the top of the salad and eggs lightly with paprika.
• Cover and chill at least 3 hours before serving (the longer chilling time the better!).

TRADITIONAL AMISH MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add macaroni, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender.
• Drain, and set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, stir together the eggs, onion, celery, red pepper, and relish.
• In a small bowl, stir together the salad dressing, mustard, white sugar, vinegar, salt and celery seed.
• Pour over the vegetables, and stir in macaroni until well blended.
• Cover and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

DONNALEE'S MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook noodles. Combine all ingredients into the cooked noodles, while still hot