Toss with dressing: Pour dressing over top, add in parsley and toss mixture to evenly coat.Add salad ingredients to mixing bowl: Add well drained macaroni to a large mixing bowl along with eggs, bell pepper, carrots, celery and onion.Make the macaroni salad dressing: In a medium mixing bowl stir together mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, vinegar, mustard, honey, and season with salt and pepper to taste.Drain and rinse: Drain and rinse with cold water until completely cool, drain very well (or toss drained macaroni with a little olive oil and refrigerate until cool).Cook the pasta: Cook macaroni in salted water, to al dente according to directions on package.Want to see how easy this macaroni salad recipe is? Watch the video! Fresh parsley: For extra herb flavor add more of this.Red onion: This adds a light bite and brings a lot of flavor.Celery: I like to dice small so there’s no major crunch.Matchstick carrots: I usually buy pre-cut but you can definitely cut whole carrots into tiny sticks instead.Red bell pepper: This adds a nice crunch and lightly sweet flavor.Hard boiled eggs: My preferred method to make hard boiled eggs is actually to steam them.Dry elbow macaroni: Ditalini, tubetti or mini farfelle pasta should work fine here too.Salt and freshly ground black pepper: Don’t forget to salt the water for boiling the macaroni pasta.Īnd for the rest of this simple macaroni salad, you’ll need:.Honey: This balances out the tang of the vinegar and mustard, don’t worry it doesn’t taste like a sweet dressing. If you want a stronger mustard taste then use upward of 1 1/2 – 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard: This is one ingredient you can kind of add to taste.White wine vinegar: Red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar will work great here too.Another option would be to use sour cream. Plain Greek yogurt: I like to use whole fat to keep it a little richer but low fat or fat free work too.Mayonnaise: Use good quality mayo for best flavor, such as Hellman’s/Best Foods.To make the macaroni salad dressing, you’ll need: Macaroni Salad Ingredients (and Possible Substitutes) and let’s not forget the rainbow fruit salad or ice cold watermelon.
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