Pickled Macaroni Salad Recipes

MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni in heavily salted boiling water according to directions. In the last 1 minute of cooking, add the frozen peas and frozen corn to the water.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, make the dressing. Whisk together the mayonnaise (1 cup), the honey (2 tablespoons), dijon mustard (1 tablespoon), kosher salt (1 teaspoon), black pepper (1/2 teaspoon), and dill pickle juice (1/4 cup).
• When the macaroni, peas, and corn are fully cooked, drain and rinse with cool water until the it has cooled off completely (check it so you can make sure it's cool to the touch). Shake off as much excess water as possible and add it to the bowl with the dressing.
• Add the chopped dill pickles (1/2 cup), diced red bell pepper (1), and sliced green onions (1/2 cup) to the bowl and mix everything together. For best results, allow to sit for 1-2 hours in the fridge for all the flavors to marry.
• Serve cold from the fridge or at room temperature.

MACARONI SALAD WITH PICKLES

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain; rinse with cold water. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, place eggs in a saucepan, and fill with enough cold water to cover eggs completely by about 1 inch. Bring water to a boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 20 minutes. Immediately remove from hot water and cool in an ice water bath. When cool enough to handle, peel and chop eggs.
• In a medium bowl, mix together mayonnaise, sour cream, dry mustard, sweet pickle juice, and celery seed. Season with salt and black pepper.
• In a large bowl, combine drained pasta, celery, onion, olives, sweet pickles, carrots, green pepper, and chopped eggs. Stir in dressing, and mix well. Refrigerate before serving.

OLD-FASHIONED MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• To make the hard-boiled eggs: Add the eggs to a medium-sized saucepan. Cover with cold water and bring up to a boil over medium heat. Cover with a lid and turn off the heat. Let the eggs sit in the hot water for 14 minutes. Drain and cool under cold running water. Peel the eggs and chop. Reserve.
• While the eggs are cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat and add the macaroni. Cook until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• In a large serving bowl, combine the eggs, ham steak, celery, shallots and lemon juice Add the macaroni and stir to combine.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, pickled relish, and salt and pepper, to taste. Add the dressing to the macaroni and toss to coat. Season with more salt and pepper, if needed. Cover and chill for 2 hours for the flavors to meld.

PICKLED MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni per package directions. Drain well and return to pot and pour 1/2 cup of the oil over the macaroni, mix well and let cool completely.
• Mix the vinegar with the sugar, parsley, garlic salt, dry mustard and black pepper.
• Add the other 1/2 cup of oil and mix well.
• Chop or slice vegetables into bite size pieces and add to vinegar mixture with the jar of pimentos.
• When Pasta is cooled, add rest of ingredients an chill for no less than 2 hours.

PICKLED PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Mix everything together in a large bowl. Chill for an hour and serve.

PICKLED TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine tomatoes, green pepper, onion and basil; set aside. In a saucepan, bring remaining ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove pickling spices; cool to room temperature. Pour over vegetables. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

QUICK-PICKLED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare the pickled onions: Set the sliced onion in a small heatproof bowl. Combine the vinegar, sugar, coriander seeds (if using), salt and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high, then pour over onions. Stir to combine, let cool, then transfer onions and brine to a lidded container. Refrigerate until chilled. (Makes about 2/3 cup drained onions. Onions will keep up to 3 weeks.)
• Prepare the salad: In a medium bowl, combine the celery, carrots, olive oil, lemon zest and juice. Season generously with salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• When ready to serve, add the lettuce, radishes (if using) and herbs to a large bowl, season lightly with salt and pepper and gently toss to coat. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, transfer the celery and carrots to the vegetables in the large bowl, leaving the vinaigrette behind in the medium bowl.
• To the vinaigrette, add the mustard, 1/4 cup drained pickled red onions and 4 teaspoons of the pickled red onion brine and stir to combine; season to taste. Add vinaigrette to salad, toss to coat and season. Serve immediately.