Refrigerate before serving for at least 2 hours, or overnight, if possible toss again before serving, stirring in additional mayonnaise or pickle juice if more moisture is needed.Ĭook's Notes: I use Zatarain's Creole mustard and bread and butter fridge pickles and juice. Taste, add salt and pepper, taste and adjust as needed. Top with the onion, celery, pimentos, pickles and pickle juice and toss. Drain, rinse and drizzle with olive oil add to serving bowl. Cook pasta in well salted water until al dente according to package directions. In a large serving bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients set aside. Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste.1/8 cup of chopped pickles, sweet or dill.1 tablespoon of Creole or other spicy brown mustard.2 tablespoons of pickle juice or vinegar.1/2 cup of mayonnaise (Duke's recommended).

Prep time: 10 min | Inactive time: 2 hours | Recipe: Classic Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad ©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish In a large serving bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons of pickle juice - or you can use your favorite vinegar - the granulated sugar, Creole mustard and 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt. It's the classic macaroni salad our grandma's made - though you can certainly add in whatever you like - and perfect for cookouts, church socials and potluck suppers. For more substance, toss in some cooked chicken, cubed ham, small, cooked shrimp, or well drained tuna. Of course I save pickle juice, don't you? A tablespoon or two will brighten up pretty much any pasta salad, or things like tuna and egg salad where you typically add in pickles anyway, but I love this old fashioned macaroni salad with a little bit more juice added in myself. I love adding in pickle juice - usually some kind of bread and butter pickle since that is what I have on hand the most. Usually a very simple concoction containing elbow macaroni, a little celery, most always pickles and pimentos here in the south, and sometimes onion, it's dressed usually with a very classic mayonnaise dressing.

Classic Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad Before there were pasta salads filled with all sorts of yummy goodies, there was the humble macaroni salad. A classic, old fashioned macaroni salad, made with elbow macaroni, sweet onion, celery, chopped pickles, and pimento - simple, the kind that grandma used to make.

No fuss old fashioned macaroni salad