cucumber alphabet salad

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Recipe by
Lisa DeNault
Marysville, MI

This is a MUST TRY recipe. Making this later today will post a picture when done :o)

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Ingredients For cucumber alphabet salad

  • 16 oz
    box alphabet pasta
  • 2
    cucumbers, sliced very thin, peel one and leave one green
  • 1 c
    carrots, grated
  • 1 or 2
    celery stalks, sliced thin
  • 1/2 to 1 bunch
    scallions (green onions) sliced thin
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar (i always use less)
  • 1 1/2 c
    mayonnaise (not miracle whip)
  • 1/4 tsp
    pepper
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    cider vinegar (can use 1/4 c. white and 1/4 c. apple cider vinegar)
  • 1/2 tsp
    nutmeg (i always use more because i love nutmeg, and have also added ginger in with it)

How To Make cucumber alphabet salad

  • 1
    Boil pasta according to package. Rinse with cold water. Peel one cucumber and leave the peel on the other. Slice cucumbers lengthwise into quarters, then slice/dice as thin as possible. Grate carrots. Dice celery stalks and green onions. Place all these veggies in a large bowl and add cold pasta.
  • 2
    In separate bowl combine sugar, mayonnaise, pepper, salt, vinegar, and nutmeg (I usually use a whisk, easier to mix and get clumps out) Pour this mixture over the pasta and veggies and mix together well.
  • 3
    This is best made the day or night before serving as it lets all the flavors combine and the sugar dissolve. I get this salad requested every time we have a function to attend. I got this from a close family friend who has now passed and I now do what she did, when going to a party where I serve this I started carrying recipe cards to hand out as there is usually at least 3 or more people who want the recipe. Hope you enjoy it's definitely a keeper.

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