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Classic Macaroni Salad

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By Diana Rattray, About.com

This macaroni salad is made with hard-cooked eggs, chopped vegetables, and a seasoned mayonnaise dressing. Scroll down to see more macaroni salad recipes.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups cooked macaroni, drained, rinsed, cooled
  • 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/3 to 1/2 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
  • pepper, to taste

Preparation:

Combine all macaroni salad recipe ingredients, using about 1/3 cup of mayonnaise and stir well. Add a little more mayonnaise, if necessary. Taste and adjust seasonings. Cover and chill for several hours before serving.
Makes about 4 sevings of macaroni salad.

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Classic Macaroni SaladJune 06, 2009By MENichols
"I found this recipe to be rather flavorless. I tried increasing the sugar, then the vinegar and then the salt. I never did come up with a pleasing result. Perhaps I just don't like macaroni salad!"

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