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The Macaroni Salad I Make for Every Summer Picnic

The Macaroni Salad I Make for Every Summer Picnic
Prep
15 min
Cook
7 min
Total
82 min
Serves
6
Calories
68 kcal
Carbs
8.00 g

Ingredients

  • 8 ozdry macaroni noodles
  • ½ cupfinely diced sweet gherkins
  • ¾ cupfinely diced red bell pepper
  • ⅓ cupthinly sliced celery
  • ⅓ cupfinely diced red onion
  • 2 largehard boiled eggs, finely diced
  • ¾ cupmayonnaise
  • ¼ cupsour cream
  • 2 Tablespoonssweet pickle juice
  • 1 Tablespoonred wine vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoongranulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoonsdijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoonsalt
  • ¼ teaspoonground black pepper
  • ⅛ teaspoongarlic powder
  • ⅛ teaspooncrushed red pepper (optional)

Instructions

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, combine macaroni noodles, sweet pickles, red pepper, celery, red onion, and eggs. Stir until well-combined. Set aside and prepare your dressing.

  3. 3

    To prepare your macaroni salad dressing, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, red wine vinegar, sweet pickle juice, sugar, dijon mustard, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and crushed red pepper (if using) in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk until ingredients are well-combined.

  4. 4

    Pour dressing over your macaroni salad ingredients and toss until well-combined.

  5. 5

    For best flavor, cover bowl and allow macaroni salad to chill for at least one hour. Stir once more before serving and enjoy!