Garden Macaroni Salad

Garden Macaroni Salad made with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, carrots and onions is the perfect summer salad.

Are you entertaining this weekend? It seems like we have guests almost every weekend in the summer and this Garden Macaroni Salad is the perfect salad to make for a crowd.

I originally shared this family recipe back in 2011 when I first started this blog and it also made it into my cookbook; as it's one of our favorite staple summer salads.

Ingredients Needed

For this recipe you'll need:

• elbow macaroni
• Roma tomatoes
• red onion
• carrots
• celery
• cucumbers
• mayonnaise
• white vinegar
• parsley
• Kosher salt
• black pepper

How do you make Garden Macaroni Salad?

 Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and cool.

Place the pasta in a large bowl and add the tomatoes, onion, carrots, cucumber and celery. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, vinegar and parsley; then pour over macaroni.

Mix well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve chilled.Not only does adding fresh garden vegetables give it a fresh taste and texture, it also gives plain macaroni salad some wonderful color. This recipe makes enough to serve 12 people (as a side salad).

However, sometimes I'll make this salad and either add some grilled chicken (for me) or canned tunafish (for the family) for a complete meal.

I also suggest you only use Hellmann's mayonnaise as stated, because I've tried it with other brands and to me a mayo based salad just doesn't taste the same without it.

Speaking of entertaining, next week is GRADUATION WEEK (WHOO HOO!). My mom is flying in from Florida so I'll be taking the week off to prepare for her visit, do some last minute shopping for the graduation party and simply enjoy this momentous occasion in our family's lives. ~Enjoy!

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Garden Macaroni Salad

Carrie's Experimental Kitchen

This Garden Macaroni Salad made with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, carrots and onions is the perfect summer salad.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Resting Time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 25 minutes mins

Course Salads

Cuisine American

Servings 12 Cups

Calories 402 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 pound elbow macaroni
• 1 cup diced roma tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons diced red onion
• ¼ cup diced carrots
• ½ cup diced cucumbers
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• ⅛ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

 

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and cool.
• Place the pasta in a large bowl and add the tomatoes, onion, carrots, cucumber and celery.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, vinegar and parsley; then pour over macaroni.
• Mix well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve chilled.

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 6gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 17gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 299mgPotassium: 186mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 740IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg

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