Shell Salad

Chef Kirk W.'s Note:

This is a recipe I developed from looking at others. My wife and kids faught over the leftovers and I had to make another one the next night.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 8 ounces shell macaroni
• 6 ounces colby-monterey jack cheese , chopped in to small cubes
• 1 small cucumber , chopped
• 1 small tomato , chopped
• 1⁄3; cup chopped sweet gherkin
• 3 stalks celery , chopped
• ½ green pepper , chopped
• 1 thin slice red onion , chopped finely
• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• ¼ cup sweet pickle juice
• 3 hardboiled egg , chopped
• 3 dashes paprika

Directions:

1. Boil shells as directed on box, then drain and rinse in cold water.
2. In a seperate bowl, add shells to all other ingredients and mix well.

Reviews

[Chef Dudo]

Used half the amount of macaroni and half amount of cheese, the rest as stated. The dressing was enough for this amount thus I doubt if the dressing would have been enough had I used the full amount of macaroni and cheese. It is a nice salad, I especially liked the sweet gherkins in the salad and the juice of it in the dressing, that is something I will use more often. Thanks for posting. Made for My-3-Chefs, November 2009.