Mom's Macaroni Salad
- Ready In:
- 31mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
10-12
ingredients
- 1 lb elbow macaroni
- 2 -3 cups mayonnaise (you may use light or reduced fat)
- 2 cups carrots (buy the pre-shredded, it save time)
- 1⁄2 - 1 cup sweet pickle relish
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 -4 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
- 1 g Sweet 'n Low (= to about 1 pkg.)
- 1 small onion
- 3 celery ribs
- salt & pepper
directions
- Cook macaroni according to package directions.
- Chop onion and celery and add to boiling pasta water during last 2 minutes of cooking. Cook just long enough to soften. Drain and rinse all in cold water to stop cooking process.
- Mix mayo, carrots, pickle relish, vinegar, yellow mustard, sweetener, salt and pepper until well combined.
- Place drained macaroni mixture in serving bowl. Pour dressing over pasta and mix. Cover with cling film and chill until ready to serve.
- I usually reserve about 1 cup of dressing and mix in just before serving so that the salad is moist. Also, I make this a day ahead so that the flavors have time to marry.
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