Best Pickled Macaroni Salad Recipes

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Provided by Lulu8

Time 32m

Yield 1 large salad, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 lb macaroni, spirals
2 cups cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
1 tablespoon garlic salt
2 tablespoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 onion, chopped
1 cucumber, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 (4 ounce) jar pimentos
1 cup vegetable oil, divided into 1/2 cups

Steps:

Cook macaroni per package directions. Drain well and return to pot and pour 1/2 cup of the oil over the macaroni, mix well and let cool completely.
Mix the vinegar with the sugar, parsley, garlic salt, dry mustard and black pepper.
Add the other 1/2 cup of oil and mix well.
Chop or slice vegetables into bite size pieces and add to vinegar mixture with the jar of pimentos.
When Pasta is cooled, add rest of ingredients an chill for no less than 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 512.6, Fat 23.1, SaturatedFat 3, Sodium 9.9, Carbohydrate 69, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 33, Protein 7

Yield Makes a large bowl suitable to take to a picnic

Number Of Ingredients 6

I package pasta - stay away from Elbow macaroni.. boring... try something with a twist. I like to use a pasta that is simalr to the one found in Kraft Dinner but larger.
2-3 cups- Mayonaise or Miracle Whip salad dressing.. I prefer Mirale Whip
2 cups - julliene Black Forest ham
2 cups - julliene swiss cheese
2 dill pickles - julliene
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

1 - cook pasta and cool 2 - jullien ham, swiss cheese and dill pickles 3 - Mix pasta, ham, swiss cheese, pickles with mayoaise/Miracle Whip... add salt and pepper to taste. Let sit in fridge for an hour.