Easy Hawaiian Macaroni Salad Recipe

Easy Hawaiian Macaroni Salad Recipe: This Real Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is refreshing and creamy, and it can be fully customized to suit your tastes!

I used to go a quarter of a mile to have a plate lunch of Hawaiian macaroni salad and chicken katsu when I was expecting my first child. I would still put my newborn in the stroller and go for walks to satisfy my need even after she was delivered. We moved soon after she was born, and until I went to a street cart in Portland last month, I had almost completely forgotten about this amazing salad.

Easy Hawaiian Macaroni Salad Recipe

Ingredients

Instructions

• Pasta should be cooked as directed on the package, then well drained. After adding the apple cider vinegar to the hot pasta in a big bowl, toss to coat. After letting the pasta absorb the vinegar, let it cool for ten minutes or so.

• In the meantime, combine 1/2 cup milk, 2 cups mayo, sugar, salt, and pepper in a whisk. Allow the macaroni salad to cool fully after folding it into the dressing and tossing to coat.

• Stir to coat. Add any more add-ins you would like to add, along with the remaining 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup mayonnaise.

• For at least one hour, or overnight, cover and refrigerate. Before serving, stir and taste to adjust the seasoning. Have fun!
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Nutrition

• Calories: 576kcal
• Carbohydrates: 38g
• Protein: 7g
• Fat: 43g
• Saturated Fat: 7g
• Cholesterol: 26mg
• Sodium: 602mg
• Potassium: 154mg
• Fiber: 2g
• Sugar: 6g
• Vitamin A: 76IU
• Calcium: 43mg
• Iron: 1mg

FAQs AND QUESTIONS

How To Make Authentic Hawaiian Macaroni Salad:

• Cook your pasta, then let it soak up some apple cider vinegar before tossing it in the creamy mayo sauce.

• Customize your Hawaiian Macaroni Salad by adding in shredded carrots, shredded sweet onions, peas, or even diced ham!

• The flavors of the pasta really enhance after a night of chilling in the fridge. But you can serve right away if desired.

• Now, the macaroni salad that I had in Portland was super basic, and only consisted of this creamy sauce and a little salt and pepper. The nice thing about a pasta salad like this, though, is that you can add in all sorts of additions to the finished product to suit your needs. I love adding in shredded carrots, peas, and sweet onions. Some people enjoy chopped pineapple and cubed ham.