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The Best Macaroni Salad Ever

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Put a twist on the traditional macaroni salad with this The Best Macaroni Salad Ever recipe. The sweet and spicy pickles add a special kick to this cookout classic.

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups elbow macaroni
  • 3 whole roasted red peppers, chopped
  • 1/2 cup black olives, chopped fine
  • 6 sweet/spicy pickle slices, diced (about 1/2 Cup diced)
  • 3 green onions, sliced (white and dark green parts)
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon red wine or distilled vinegar
  • 3 teaspoons sugar, more or less to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
  • Black pepper
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • Splash of pickle juice, use more to taste

Details

Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from tastykitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cook the macaroni in lightly salted water according to package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool. Set aside.

Mix together mayo, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper. Splash in enough milk to make it pourable. Splash in pickle juice for extra flavor. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Set aside.

Place cooled macaroni in a large bowl and pour 3/4 of the dressing. Toss and add more dressing if you’d like. (Dressing will seem a little thin, but it will thicken up as salad chills.)

Stir in olives, roasted red peppers (or pimentos), pickles, and green onions. Add more of any ingredient if you’d like more stuff going on! At the end, splash in a little more pickle juice and stir.

Chill for at least 2 hours before serving. Sprinkle with sliced green onion to serve!

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