Grandpa Tom’s Macaroni Salad
August 2, 2009
My husband and I have fond memories of this macaroni salad because it comes straight from his “Grandpa Tom”. Grandpa Tom made the salad until he was 84 and although, occasionally you would find an egg shell, we still considered it the best macaroni salad ever! Now after researching the type of pasta that grandpa Tom actullly used, which was a very small short tube, (not the elbow that were so used to), I learned that macaroni in general, is a hollow extruded pasta product, that comes in many different sizes and lengths, Canneroni (pronounced ca-na-ROW-nee) was the short tubed macaroni that grandpa Tom used. Sweet onions, green bell peppers, black olives, pickles, and hard boiled eggs are the star ingredients in this very tasty macaroni salad. The spicey brown mustard is the key ingredient in the dressing that combines mayonnaise with vinegar, pickle juice, and lots of fresh cracked black pepper. Please enjoy!
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- 1-16oz. package of canneroni pasta
- 1 sweet white onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 large can whole pitted olives, cut in half
- ¾ cup chopped pickles
- 6 eggs hard boiled, roughly chopped
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp. white vinegar
- 3 tbsp. gulden’s mustard
- Pickle juice to taste
- Fresh cracked black pepper to taste
- Salt to taste
Heat a large pot of boiling salted water, and cook macaroni according to package directions, (al dente). Do not 
overcook. When macaroni is cooked, drain, rinse in cold water and set aside. Meanwhile prepare your vegetables, olives, pickles, and eggs. When your macaroni is cooled, pour into a large serving bowl. Toss with a little mayonnaise (from the ½ cup) to coat. Add the onion, bell pepper, olives pickles, mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, pickle juice, pepper, and salt to taste. Toss completely. Add eggs and toss gently to combine.
Serves: 10
Total time: 45 minutes
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August 9th, 2009 at 2:11 am
Thank you Brown, I appreciate your comment, I hope you enjoy the recipes!! Please feel free to share any feed back!
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