summer macaroni salad
(2 ratings)
This is the best macaroni salad I have ever eaten! Not too goopey, light and fresh. Lots of veggies, great textures and it"s colorful too. Looks as yummy as it tastes.
(2 ratings)
yield
16 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For summer macaroni salad
- SALAD
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1 boxelbow macaroni, cooked and cooled (16 oz)
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1 ccelery, diced
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1/2 cred onion, diced
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1/2 ccucumber, peeled and diced
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1/2 cyellow summer squash, diced
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1/2 cgreen bell pepper, diced
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1 1/2 ccherry tomatoes, halved
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1 cansliced black olives, drained
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4 ozsharp cheddar cheese, diced
- DRESSING
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4 Tbspapple cider vinegar
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1 creal mayonaise
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1/3 csour cream
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1 Tbspsugar
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1 1/2 tspdry mustard
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1 1/2 Tbspparsley, fresh, chopped
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2 tspchives, dried
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1/2 tspdried tarragon
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salt and pepper to taste
How To Make summer macaroni salad
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1Pour vinegar over onions in a small bowl. Let sit while you dice and prep remaining vegetables
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2Put all remaining salad ingredients in a large bowl, toss
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3Take onion out of vinegar and toss with remaining salad ingredients. Mix remaining dressing ingredients with vinegar and stir well. Set aside 1/3 of dressing. Pour remaining dressing on salad and stir to coat.
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4Store in refrigerator overnight. Pour on remaining dressing just before serving. Stir to coat.
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