A couple of months ago I tackled Pizza Hut’s Macaroni Salad. I was off by a bit and I finally tried it again. The salad was close, but it needed just a few flavor enhancements to make it perfect. I tried the macaroni salad ten times and finally figured out the secret ingredient that makes it all come together. While you don’t see it, you definitely taste it. Drum roll please….. Black Olives. Yep, it doesn’t take a ton and the ones in there are diced so fine that you don’t see them. However, when a couple olives are added, it transforms the whole salad to pure awesomeness.
The salad is creamy and delicious.
Macaroni Salad
In a large bowl mix the macaroni, bell pepper, celery, pimento and onion. Fold all of the ingredients until they are fully incorporated.
In a separate bowl, combine the remaining ingredients including the sweet pickle relish and black olives. Whisk together until smooth.
Pour the mixture over the macaroni and mix thoroughly. After you have the mixture fully incorporated, cover and let sit overnight.
Optionally, If you find that the pasta absorbed the dressing overnight and it is not as creamy as you like, mix together
Fold into the salad and refrigerate until ready to serve.
I have noticed that different types of pasta react differently to the dressing. Sometimes it needs a little bit more dressing and sometimes it doesn’t. Overall this salad was awesome. Reminded me of the salad from my youth. Let me know what you think.
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Patiently awaiting Wednesday. It'd also be pretty cool if you could drop some bartending tips in with your Wednesday posts. Keep up the good work! You are by far my favorite "home food" blogger!
Not exactly what you get in the stupidmarket deli, huh? Excellent!