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
- You can add vegetables of your choices like jalapeños, celery, lettuce, zucchini, cucumber
- Add an extra tablespoon of mayonnaise to salad before serving if you want deli style macaroni salad to be more creamy.
- 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)
Macaroni Salad (Cold Pasta Salad)
Ingredients
- 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
- You can add vegetables of your choices like jalapeños, celery, lettuce, zucchini, cucumber
- Add an extra tablespoon of mayonnaise to salad before serving if you want salad more creamy.
- You can also add some shredded cheese.
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