Southwest Mac Salad
Southwest Mac Salad
Ingredients
- 8 oz macaroni noodles (227g)
- ¾ cup finely diced red bell pepper about ½ pepper (100g)
- ⅓ cup thinly sliced celery about 1-2 stalks (55g)
- ⅓ cup finely diced red onion (45g)
- 2 large hard boiled eggs, finely diced
- ¾ cup mayonnaise I use olive oil mayo (175g)
- ¼ cup sour cream (70g)
- 1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1.5 tbsp Southwest Seasoning
Instructions
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Prepare macaroni noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse immediately with cold water, then drizzle with a teaspoon of olive oil and gently stir so the noodles don’t stick together as they sit.
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In a large bowl, combine macaroni noodles and other ingredients. Stir until well-combined. Set aside and prepare your dressing.
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To prepare your macaroni salad dressing, combine all dressing ingredients
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Pour dressing over your macaroni salad ingredients and toss until well-combined.
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For best flavor, cover bowl and allow macaroni salad to chill for at least one hour. Stir once more before serving and enjoy!
If preparing in advance, reserve 1/2 of dressing and set aside and mix into bowl immediately before serving.