Macaroni Salad (Sweet). Sweet Macaroni Salad A sweet out-of-the-ordinary dressing makes this macaroni salad special. My aunt gave me the recipe and it has become one of my favorites. I occasionally leave out the green pepper if I know that people don't like it, and it still tastes great.
In other words, this sweet macaroni salad (it's also nice and tangy!) is SO. A sweet macaroni salad just like Grandma used to make. The dressing is a good basic macaroni salad dressing that you can use with your own macaroni salad recipe. You can cook Macaroni Salad (Sweet) using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Macaroni Salad (Sweet)
- It's of Salad.
- It's 2 cups of uncooked elbow macaroni.
- You need 4-6 of hard - boiled eggs, chopped, sliced, minced etc.
- It's 1 of onion, chopped, diced to your liking.
- Prepare 1-2 Stalks of Celery, chopped.
- Prepare 1 of carrot grated.
- It's 3-4 of dill pickles, chopped.
- You need of Dressing.
- It's 2 cups of Hellmann's Mayonnaise.
- It's 3 tablespoons of Mustard.
- You need 3/4 of white sugar.
- Prepare 2 1/4 of Apple cider vinegar.
- You need 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- You need 3/4 teaspoon of Celery Seed.
While pasta is cooking mix up all the dressing ingredients till well blended and set aside. Using a traditional of mix of mayo, vinegar and mustard, this dressing for this macaroni salad is a perfect blend of sweet, tangy and creamy. Take a look at what makes this dressing so special: Mayonnaise: Don't skimp on flavor here by purchasing a low fat mayonnaise. Just stick with regular Hellman's or Best.
Macaroni Salad (Sweet) instructions
- Bring a pot of water to boil. Add macaroni, cook for 8 - 10 minutes, until tender..
- Drain, run cold water over it and place back into pan with cold water to cool for a few minutes..
- Once cool, drain pasta again and place in a large bowl..
- Add, shredded Carrots, chopped Celery, onions, eggs and pickles to the bowl..
- In another bowl or large measuring cup, combine Hellmann's Mayonnaise, Mustard, White Sugar, Vinegar, Salt and Celery Seed and mix..
- Pour Dressing over salad mixture and blend well. Refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving..
In a large bowl, stir together the carrots, red onion, green pepper, red pepper and celery. Mix in the mayonnaise, condensed milk, sugar, vinegar, salt and pepper. I usually make this a day ahead of time, and stir it occasionally to blend the flavors. Celebrate with a staple of cookouts and picnics: macaroni salad. The secret to the old-fashioned flavor of this salad is the addition of a little sweet pickle juice and sliced pimiento-stuffed olives, along with the more traditional ingredients like mayonnaise, onions and hard-cooked eggs.