Summer Fantasy Salad

Submitted by SharonP

"I have been making this recipe for many years. It was something found in a newspaper. It is quick, tasty and plentiful."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package macaroni
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons minced onions
• 1⁄4 cup diced pimento
• 1 (6 ounce) can white tuna in water, drained & flaked
• 1 (15 ounce) can sweet peas, drained
• 1 (4 ounce) package shredded cheddar cheese

• Dressing

• 1 1⁄3 cups mayonnaise or 1 1/3 cups salad dressing
• 1⁄3 cup seafood cocktail sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon white pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon celery salt
• 1⁄4 cup milk

directions

1. Cook macaroni according to package directions;.
2. Rinse and drain.
3. In large bowl, combine macaroni with celery, onion, pimento, tuna, peas and cheese.
4. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients until creamy;.
5. Combine with salad mixture.
6. Cover and chill before serving.

Reviews

[3KillerBs]

Unusual and flavorful. This got a mixed reception in my family. One son and I thought it was great. DH thought it was OK. DD asked for something different. I had to make a few alterations due to ingredient availability, but what makes this special is the cocktail sauce in the dressing. ANd that flavor is very tasty. As a matter of personal taste, not liking our salads as wet and many people do, I cut back on the amount of dressing used. But the proportion of cocktail sauce to mayonaise is excellent. I found myself wishing I'd bought a slightly zippier cocktail sauce, but a few drops of hot sauce took care of that.