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Yellow mustard: this adds both color and flavor to our dressing.White vinegar: I prefer to use white vinegar for this recipe, however, you can swap this for apple cider vinegar if you don’t happen to have white vinegar on hand!.Sugar: Sugar is used to help balance out the flavor from the vinegar.Relish: This is my favorite, macaroni salad secret! I use a few heaping tablespoons in the dressing and I promise you, your guests are going to flip over how good it tastes! I prefer to use sweet relish for this recipe, however, you could also use a spicy relish if you prefer spicer food.

Mayonnaise: This is my all-time favorite mayonnaise and I would never make a mayo-based salad without it! I highly recommend using full-fat mayonnaise for this recipe as it’s really the heart and soul of this.

They are usually sold where all the other onions are kept at the store but marked as ‘sweet.’ You could use red onions if you prefer a stronger, more pungent flavor.

Chopped onions: I like to use sweet onions for this recipe.

Chopped celery: Use fresh finely chopped celery so the flavors carry all the way through.

Shredded carrots: I use a box grater and finely shred the carrots myself for this recipe but you could also use store-bought matchstick carrots.

Or even better, replace with fire-roasted peppers that come in a jar! If you cannot find them, you can replace them with a fresh red bell pepper that’s been finely chopped. They’re usually found in the condiment or pickled pepper aisle sold either diced finely or in strips.

Pimientos: are cherry peppers that are sweet and almost like a more flavorful red bell pepper.

Some other pasta shapes that would work: ditalini, cavatappi, cavatelli, shells, and farfalle.

Pasta: though you can use any small shape of pasta you like, it is usually made with elbow macaroni.

It is similar to potato salad and coleslaw and is often served during the summertime for barbecues and potlucks. Usually, elbow macaroni is used and a variety of different chopped vegetables are tossed with it. Macaroni salad is a cold pasta salad made with a mayonnaise-based dressing. It’s perfect alongside grilled chicken, or meats, crispy chicken sandwiches, coleslaw, southern baked beans, and my Hawaiian garlic shrimp scampi.

It has it all! There are only a handful of ingredients called for in this recipe, and it’s ideal for bringing to a bbq, potluck, or picnic in the summertime. The most delicious kind of macaroni salad is creamy, tangy, sweet, and crunchy. 😂 I’ve even had people tell me that they’d rather eat a bowlful of my macaroni salad and skip the main dish altogether! Luckily – I wasn’t the one who made the main entree 😉 We’ve taken it bbq parties in the past and have had people request I bring this next time too. I have been making this recipe for years! It’s a staple for me in the summertime. Macaroni salad is quite possibly the most difficult food to picture!īut I’ll tell you this much, what macaroni salad lacks in eye appeal, it makes up for in flavor. My classic macaroni salad is a crowd-pleaser at summer BBQs, picnics, and potlucks! I have been making it for years! It’s got the perfect level of crunch, with tender macaroni, and the most addicting sweet and tangy dressing!