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Macaroni Salad

Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword avocado salad, macaroni salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 5 people

Ingredients

  • 2 cup Macaroni
  • 2 Boiled Egg chopped
  • ⅓ cup Red Bell Pepper diced
  • ⅓ cup Green Bell Pepper diced
  • ⅓ cup Red Onion diced
  • 1 tbsp Parsley
  • 1 tbsp Salt

Dressing

  • ½ cup Mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup Greek Yogurt
  • ½ tbsp Lemon Juice
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp White Pepper
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Honey

Instructions

  1. In a pot, boil water over medium heat. Once boiling, add the macaroni and salt until al dente. Then drain it very well.

  2. For dressing, mix mayonnaise, greek yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, honey, salt, and pepper. Stir until well combined.

  3. In a large bowl add cooked macaroni, boiled egg, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, and red onion. Pour the dressing over top, add parsley and mix until all combined.

  4. Macaroni salad are ready to served. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

  • Don’t overcook the pasta. Mushy pasta is a no-go when it comes to macaroni salad so be sure to cook your noodles al dente or just a tiny bit more.

  • Rinsing the pasta after draining stops it from cooking and ensures it isn’t mushy or sticky. Shock the pasta with cold water immediately after cooking! This stops the cooking and washes off the excess starch to ensure the pasta doesn’t stick together as badly. 

  • To avoid the flavor of your red onion being too overpowering, soak it in cool water for about 5 minutes. Then drain it and add it to your dressing. This will tone down the sharpness of the onion without changing the flavor. 

  • For the best flavor, allow at least 1 hour for the salad to chill before serving. Just cover the bowl and place it in the fridge until it’s time to eat. Stir one last time before serving. This salad is best after it has some time to rest, but as the pasta will continually absorb the dressing, it can be kinda dry once you’re ready to eat. To combat that, I add about half of the dressing, refrigerate, and then add the rest of the dressing when ready to serve so you get all the yummy creaminess.