Mexican Macaroni Salad

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

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Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
3 clove garlic, minced
Sea salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 pound penne pasta, dry
1 cup Panela cheese, julienned
1 small red onion, chopped
3 pickling cucumbers, peeled and chopped
2 Italian Roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1/3 cup capers, drained of their liquid
1/2 bunch oregano, leaves chopped
2 Serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded and minced

Directions

To cook the pasta, bring a large pot of water to a boil with salt and a little oil. Cook about 8 to 10 minutes or to al dente, drain well and spread on a sheet pan to cool. When almost dry lightly coat with olive oil. Then cover well till ready to toss salad.

To make the dressing, place the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper in a jar. Cover and shake to mix well.

Toss the pasta, Panela cheese, onion, cucumbers, tomatoes, capers, and oregano with the dressing until well coated. Chill.

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recipe Mexican Macaroni Salad
Joe Devine, TX 05-24-2008
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Fantastic.
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This is a wonderful recipe. Unfortunately, I was unable to obtain the Panela cheese or the fresh oregano (small town grocers... don't stock many fresh herbs). So, for the cheese I substituted a mixture of mozzarella and shredded swiss, and I used 2 teaspoons of dried oregano for the fresh. I only added about a tablespoon of capers, and I also used quartered cherry tomatoes in place of the Romas. It turned out wonderfully. I give it 4 stars (would be 4.5) because the Serrano peppers made it a bit too spicy for everyone's tastes. Next time, I will add only 1 and see how that works out.Read more
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SUSAN Littleton, CO 10-04-2005
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Good potluck dish
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Took this to a party. Everyone liked it. Had a hard time finding the panela cheese, but replaced with another Mexican... cheese. Would use fewer capers next time.Read more
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CASSIE Huntsville, AL 09-20-2004
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This Recipe Leaves People Wanting More
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

this recipe was great. i made it for mexican pot luck at work and everyone loved it. the dish went faster than anything... else and everyone was asking for more. i was even told to bring the same dish for our italian pot luck and just not tell anyone its mexican :) it is very easy to make and will leave everyone wanting more :)Read more
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JACKIE grand blanc, MI 07-31-2004
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Awesome!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this salad. I use pickled Jalepeno when I can't get fresh.