Macaroni Salad
How to make the BEST Macaroni Salad! This recipe can easily be doubled to serve a crowd.
Prep: 15min
Total: 82min
Yield: 6
Serving Size: 1 cup
Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 cup, calories 408 kcal, Carbohydrate 36 g, Protein 8 g, Fat 25 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Trans Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 79 mg, Sodium 463 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 8 g
Ingredients:
- 8 oz macaroni noodles ((227g))
- ½ cup finely diced sweet gherkins (usually 4-6 sweet gherkins for me (80g))
- ¾ cup finely diced red bell pepper (about ½ pepper (100g))
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced celery (about 1-2 stalks (55g))
- ⅓ cup finely diced red onion ((45g))
- 2 large hard boiled eggs, finely diced
- ¾ cup mayonnaise (I use olive oil mayo (175g))
- ¼ cup sour cream ((70g))
- 2 Tablespoons sweet pickle juice
- 1 Tablespoon red wine vinegar*
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)
Instruction:
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- {‘@type’: ‘HowToStep’, ‘text’: ‘In a large bowl, combine macaroni noodles, sweet pickles, red pepper, celery, red onion, and eggs. Stir until well-combined. Set aside and prepare your dressing.’, ‘name’: ‘In a large bowl, combine macaroni noodles, sweet pickles, red pepper, celery, red onion, and eggs. Stir until well-combined. Set aside and prepare your dressing.’, ‘url’: ‘https://sugarspunrun.com/macaroni-salad/#wprm-recipe-13557-step-0-1’}
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