Southern Macaroni Salad Recipe

Name: Southern Macaroni Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup Elbow Macaroni (2 cups cooked elbow macaroni noodles); ½ cup Celery (1/2 cup diced celery); 1 piece Jalapeño (1 medium jalapeno pepper (seeded and diced)); 4 oz Pimento (4 ounces diced pimentos); 2 pieces Scallion (2 medium green onions (diced)); 1 cup Mayonnaise (1 cup mayonnaise); 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar (1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar); 1 tbsp Lemon Juice (1 tablespoon lemon juice); 1 tsp Kosher Salt (1 teaspoon kosher salt); ½ tsp Black Pepper (1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper); ½ tsp Celery seed (1/2 teaspoon celery seed (optional)) — optional

Southern Macaroni Salad Recipe - Salad (American)

10 minAmerican

Servings10

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Steps

1Cook the pasta. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions.
2Rinse. Pour the cooked pasta into a colander and rinse well with cold water. Drain well and allow the pasta to continue to drain as you prepare the other ingredients.
3Make the macaroni salad dressing. In a small mixing bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and celery seed if you are using it.
4Combine the salad. Add the cooled pasta and your macaroni salad ingredients to a large bowl. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir well until combined.
5Serve or store. Serve immediately or cover and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve, up to two days.