Cold Tuna Salad

Aunt B's's Note:

This is such a great refeshing dish for the summer.It makes a great light lunch or dinner.I usually serve it on a bed of lettuce and crackers or with some slice vegetables (tomatoes,cucumbers carrots). You can adjust this to your taste.

• Total Time: 23 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (8 ounce) elbow macaroni (or twisted pasta)
• 1 cup mayonnaise (more or less)
• 1 (6 ounce) tuna in water , drained (I use 2 cans)
• 1 hard-boiled egg (optional)
• ¾ cup chopped onion (I like vidalias)
• ¾ cup chopped dill pickles
• 1 tablespoon celery seed (or 1/2 cup fresh chopped)

Directions:

1. Cook macaroni according to directions, drain.
2. In large bowl add macaroni and remaining ingredients.
3. Mix well.
4. Refrigerate till chilled or cold,.
5. As it sits in the refrigerater, the noodles "absorb" some of the mayonnaise and you might want to add alittle more before serving.

Reviews

[NC Gal]

Nice easy recipe and great tasting too. This is how I alway had tuna salad, and was SHOCKED when I moved from Michigan and ordered Tuna salad and it didn't have Macaroni in it! :)

[*Parsley*]

Tastes great and is easy to make. I used the optional hard-boiled egg (two of them), and I used 12 oz of tuna as you mention you do. Thanx for a great cold tuna salad. I'll use this recipe again.

[Kathryn29]

Very good! Made exactly as directed except used a little pickle relish instead of chopping up pickles. Also used part Miracle Whip and part mayo to cut back on a few fat and calories. This would be a good recipe for macaroni salad if tuna was left out. Will make this again. Thanks for the recipe!