Photo: Mac and Jack Salad Recipe
County Fairs are great and the classic country fare sold at them couldn't be fresher, but here's a couple of recipes that'll shake up the country ladies and gents a bit! It's got flavor the folks will be talking about from 2 counties over!
Ingredients
- 1 pound macaroni elbows or cavatappi corkscrew shaped hollow pasta
- Salt
- 1 cup frozen corn, defrosted
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 small red onion, chopped
- 4 ribs celery, chopped
- Black pepper
- 8-ounce brick Monterey pepper jack cheese, diced
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, eyeball it
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
- 1 cup store bought tomatillo salsa (mild, green) or chipotle salsa (hot, smoky red)
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves or flat-leaf parsley
Directions
Bring water to a boil, salt it and add pasta.
While pasta water is coming up to a boil and cooking, combine corn, pepper, onion and celery in a bowl with pepper Jack cheese. Season the veggies with salt and pepper.
Run pasta under cold water to cool it and drain it well. Add pasta to vegetables and cheese.
Place vinegar in a small bowl and whisk in extra-virgin olive oil, then fold in salsa. Pour sauce over salad and toss to coat evenly. Garnish salad with cilantro or parsley and serve.
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By nickyben
Spring Hill, FL
on April 07, 2012
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this is a wonderful new twist to the common mac salad with mayo. If the recipe is followed correctly it will be very good. If you change it and add different things or leave an ingredient out it won't be the same. I get a kick out of people that do that and then say they don't like it.
By dksgsw_7547295
Lake Wylie, SC
on February 17, 2012
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Just made this for dinner tonight along with the rest of the menu from this show. The hardest part is keeping my husband from scarfing it up before we have dinner-- he loves it! It makes a *ton*-- and I even cut the recipe in half-- but we both thought it'll be great for lunch!
To those who said it was bland: In most recipes it's either stated or implied "Salt and Pepper, to taste". Ergo, if it tastes bland, add S&P.
By LNZ81986
Round Lake Beac...
on February 16, 2012
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I really like this salad. I made it for all our family get togethers and everyone loves it! Great for the summer time because it's not loaded with mayo and can sit outside for a period of time.
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