Macaroni Salad Recipe (Cold Pasta Salad)

Deli Style Macaroni Salad or Cold Pasta Salad is a colorful, delicious salad recipe prepared with grated carrot, onion, bell pepper all tossed in a creamy mayonnaise-mustard dressing.

Checkout more Macaroni recipes from my blog Mac and Cheese (Instant Pot), Macaroni puliyogare, Vegan Macaroni and Cheese.

Macaroni Salad Ingredients

• cooked elbow macaroni
• mayonnaise
• yellow mustard
• distilled white vinegar
• white powdered sugar
• ground black pepper
• red chilli powder
• onion finely chopped
• green bell pepper finely chopped
• red bell pepper finely chopped
• yellow bell pepper finely chopped
• carrot grated
• spring onion
• salt as per taste

How to make Classic Macaroni Salad recipe

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain.

In a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, mustard ,vinegar, red chilli powder, sugar, salt and pepper.

Stir in the carrot, onion, colored pepper and macaroni. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving, but preferably overnight.

Deli Style Homemade Creamy Macaroni Salad is ready to serve.

Tips & Variations

1. You can add vegetables of your choices like jalapeños, celery, lettuce, zucchini, cucumber
2. Add an extra tablespoon of mayonnaise to salad before serving if you want deli style macaroni salad to be more creamy.
3. You can also add some shredded cheese.

More Pasta Recipes

• Creamy Tomato Pasta
• Butternut Squash Pasta
• Avocado Pasta
• Creamy Spinach Pasta
• Mac and Cheese (Instant Pot)

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Macaroni Salad (Cold Pasta Salad)

Bhavana Patil

This colorful macaroni salad is prepared with grated carrot, onion, bell pepper all tossed in a creamy mayonnaise-mustard dressing.

5 from 1 vote

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Servings: 2

Calories : 358

Course: Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Diet: Vegetarian

Prep Time : 10 minutes

Cook Time : 10 minutes

Total Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup cooked elbow macaroni
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
• ¼ cup onion finely chopped
• ¼ cup green bell pepper finely chopped
• ¼ cup red bell pepper finely chopped
• ¼ cup yellow bell pepper finely chopped
• ¼ cup carrot grated
• 1 tablespoon spring onion
• salt as per taste

Instructions

 

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8-10 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain.
• In a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, mustard ,vinegar, red chilli powder, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir in the onion, colored pepper, carrot and macaroni. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving, but preferably overnight.

Notes

1. You can add vegetables of your choices like jalapeños, celery, lettuce, zucchini, cucumber
2. Add an extra tablespoon of mayonnaise to salad before serving if you want salad more creamy.
3. You can also add some shredded cheese.

 

Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.

Nutrition

Calories: 358kcalCarbohydrates: 40.65gProtein: 6.6gFat: 18.8gFiber: 2.5gSugar: 4.07gVitamin A: 315IUVitamin C: 1.2mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1.73mg

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