American Macaroni Salad

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I was never a fan of macaroni salad when I was young, but I thought I'd give this recipe a try. I'm in love! Even my friend who "hates mayo" loved it and went back for seconds. The only thing I altered was leaving out the parsley and I used gluten-free corn pasta instead of wheat.
Not only does it taste delicious, but it's pretty, too! The onions, tomatoes, and celery make it a lovely dish.

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reminds me of home!

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Delicious!!! First time I have ever made macaroni salad before, so I read a lot of the reviews.
I doubled the recipe (used a 16oz box of noodles, and as others suggested, soaked the chopped onions in white vinegar for approx. 15 min. I love onions, so additionally, I added some that weren't soaked too. It didn't seem like there were a lot of ingredients, so I added 4-chopped hardboiled eggs, and 1-can of chopped black olives. The dressing was delish!!, but I only added 1 teaspoon sugar to the whole batch of dressing, and used part Dijon/part regular mustard since I didn't have any dry on hand. HIGHLY recommend trying it !!!!

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I use fat free greek yogurt and canola mayo to cut down the fat.

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Followed the recipe exactly. The vinegar is very strong when it is first added - to the point where I thought it was way too much - but it does mellow out as the salad sits. It was a little too sweet for our tastes so, if I were to make this again, I would reduce the sugar. I thought it was a good, decent salad but my husband, who is more particular about mac salads, asked me to continue to look for a better recipe.

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My favorite thing to add to traditional mac salad is imitation crab meat and shredded cabbage...shred a head of cabbage or buy a bag of cole slaw and add it..(in the produce section, just the shredded carrot and cabbage, ie: no mayo added yet...freaking delish-e-oso...

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Really good salad, tasted better the next day when flavors blended. Doubled the recipe but only used 1/2 teaspoon sugar since family & guests are not fans of sweet pasta salads. Took the advice of other reviewers and soaked onions in vinegar so that they weren't overpowering. Very tasty & guests really liked it. There were leftovers for the next day so I added chopped black olives and red pimientos, also very tasty.

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This is an easy an delicious recipe for macaroni salad any time of year. I was tired of the ones that are overly thick and gooey with too much mayo or egg in it. This one is actually light and fresh tasting. I think the tomato really adds a nice flavor, but for anyone who doesn't like tomato it would be fine without. Only thing I did different was using a shallot because I didn't have a red onion, and instead of chopping some fresh tomatoes, I used a can of Ro-Tel including all the liquid. The extra spice gave it a nice kick but not too much. Will definitely use this for my future Macaroni Salad recipe.

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Oh snap! so delicious..... there are no more excuses to rat grocery store goo. I followed the recipe to the T and it is fantastic!

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This is my favorite pasta salad. I substitute red onion with vidalia onion. Completely cool macaroni before adding half the dressing. Add the other half of the dressing before serving. Has anyone tried adding small boiled shrimp?