Amish Macaroni Salad Recipe

by Chocolate Moosey

Whenever I see the word Amish in a recipe title, I am quite sure that I'm going to love it. This Amish macaroni salad is no exception. This is the kind of macaroni salad I'll eat.

The first time I ate it, it was a huge surprise as I had never eaten a sweetened salad like this before. There was culture shock going on in my mouth. Around here, it's pretty standard fare to have just macaroni, mayo, maybe a boiled egg or two, and maybe tuna fish (which I positively loathe in pasta salad, by the way) and likely an onion or green pepper. Can you say flavorless? Colorless? I can go my whole life without it and never feel I'm missing a thing.

But what's a potluck or a barbeque without at least one pasta salad. Along comes Amish macaroni salad to fill the bill. So, I took a chance. It was almost love at first bite. Yellow from the mustard, smooth, creamy, sweet, tart. Flavorful. BUT, I felt the recipe was too sweet (can you believe that with my sweet tooth?)

So I've made it twice so far with a couple of changes. The first time I only used two hard boiled eggs because when I was chopping them, three looked like it would be way too many. I only used celery not green pepper.

The second time I skipped the eggs completely, it didn't make a big difference but I think I prefer it with out the eggs. I also increased the amount of dressing by half it didn't make a big difference so I would stick with the original amount.


Amish Macaroni Salad Recipe


Ingredients:

1/2 lb. elbow macaroni (I just guessed)

1/4 cup chopped celery or green pepper (or both)

1/4 cup grated carrots

2 Tbsp chopped white onion

3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped (yolks optional)

Paprika

1 cup low fat plain yoghurt

2 Tbsp vinegar

1/2 cup sugar (cut back to 2 tbsp to make it healthier)

1 Tbsp yellow mustard


Preparation:

1. Cook macaroni as directed. Drain and let cool.

2. After the macaroni cools, mix with celery, green pepper, carrots, onion, and eggs.

3. In a small bowl, combine yoghurt, vinegar, sugar, and mustard. Fold into macaroni mixture. Sprinkle the top with paprika and stir a couple of times to mix it in. Cover and let chill at least 2 hours, although overnight is best.


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Original Amish Macaroni Salad Recipe