There is never a bad time to serve macaroni salad… summertime… holiday time… you name it! Macaroni salad is kind of like meatloaf, when it comes to preparation. Everyone has their own recipe. And, if you ask nicely most people are willing to share their secret ingredients to their old fashioned macaroni salad!
I don’t know about you but this particular version of macaroni salad is one I truly consider to be “old-fashioned.” There’s just basic ingredients that go really well together and remind you of childhood picnics, camping trips or holidays at grandma’s house.
Easy macaroni salad recipe
Pasta salad is something that’s really easy to make and tweak to your liking. I suggest chopping the celery and onions into extremely small pieces. It’s the best way I know of to allow the flavour to permeate through the whole bowl. It’s also easier to get picky kids to eat it!
If you don’t normally buy olive oil, no worries. Your favourite variety of oil will work just as well. Olive oil seems to give this old fashioned creamy macaroni salad a little extra boost of flavour and it’s better for you, health-wise. I’m not too sure about using coconut oil. But, if you’re feeling brave, why not give it a shot?
Making this recipe for old fashioned macaroni salad definitely isn’t rocket science. You may have to alter the macaroni salad with eggs recipe a bit, the first couple of times, to finally get the taste to where you want it to be. Once to accomplish that, it’s a great “bring a dish to pass” option that almost everyone loves.
How to easily peel boiled eggs
To ensure your boiled eggs peel as easily as possible, try this. Add salt to the water. When the eggs are finished boiling (around the 12 minute mark) run cold water over them until they’re cold. Next, crack each one on the counter a couple of times and put it back into the cold water for about 10 minutes. This typically makes the peeling process super easy!
Grandma’s Macaroni Salad
Ingredients
- 1 box of Macaroni Elbow Noodles
- 4-5 Stalks of Celery
- 1 Large Sweet Onion
- 5-6 Large Hard Boiled Eggs
- 1-2 cups Mayonnaise
- ½-1 cup Sweet Relish
- Salt
- Club House Garlic & Herb (Old Bay for US residents)
- Parsley Flakes
- Olive Oil
how to make homemade macaroni salad
1. Boil macaroni elbow noodles in a large pot of water with a few tablespoons of olive oil. Season your water with salt. Cook until pasta is tender.
2. Strain pasta, put back in pot and allow noodles to cool in the refrigerator.
3. Wash celery stalks and cut into thin slices.
4. Dice sweet onion into small pieces.
5. Chop hard boiled eggs into one inch pieces.
6. Once noodles are cool, add mayonnaise, relish and spices. You may add more or less depending on your own individual tastes.
7. Add sliced celery, diced sweet onion and chopped egg. Stir into macaroni salad.
8. Allow macaroni salad to rest in fridge for at least one hour before serving. Enjoy this homemade macaroni salad recipe!
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Grandma’s Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad
Equipment
- 1 Large pot
- 1 pasta strainer
- Cutting board
- Knife
Ingredients
- 1 box Macaroni Elbow Noodles
- 4-5 Stalks of Celery
- 1 Large Sweet Onion
- 5 Large Hard Boiled Eggs 5 to 6
- 1-2 cups Mayonnaise
- ½-1 cup Sweet Relish
- Salt
- Club House Garlic & Herb Old Bay for US
- Parsley Flakes
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
Instructions
- Boil macaroni elbow noodles in a large pot of water ( as per cooking instruction on package) with a few tablespoons of olive oil. Season your water with salt. Cook until pasta is tender.
- Strain pasta, put back in pot and allow noodles to cool in the refrigerator.
- Wash celery stalks and cut into thin slices.
- Dice sweet onion into small pieces.
- Chop hard boiled eggs into one inch pieces.
- Once noodles are cool, add mayonnaise, relish and spices. You may add more or less depending on your own individual tastes.
- Add sliced celery, diced sweet onion and chopped egg. Stir into macaroni salad.
- Allow macaroni salad to rest in fridge for at least one hour before serving.
This is completely different from the salad I make, I am going to have to give it a try!!
I love making macaroni salad in the summer. Good and easy.
Me too and it goes so well with a BBQ or picnic!
i love that you add egg into it! I have never had a macaroni salad like that before. I will have to give this a try. it sounds and looks absolutely delicious
Let me know if you like it!
I like a starchy salad. Been a minute since I had macaroni anything for that matter
This sounds delicious. I haven’t made it quite like this, but want to try it and see what the family thinks. It doesn’t look as “heavy” as the one I make. Thanks for sharing.
This looks very easy to make! I enjoy myself a macaroni salad especially during the cold seasons. I love that this looks very cheesy!!! I LOVE LOTS AND LOTS OF CHEESE!!!
This salad looks really good!!!!!!
Thanks!
Oh yum! So nostalgic. I used to love macaroni salad as a kid.
This sounds really good . All the store bought macaroni salads are watery . I’ve been meaning to try making my own . Will pin this for later , thanks for posting the recipe 🙂
My pleasure! Let me know how you like it!
I haven’t made this in years,but I sure love it.
I love it!! One of my favourite dishes, hands down! Thank you for the recipe! Yum 🙂
Oh My Yum! I need this in my life!
I think the garlic and herb seasoning would really help make this taste amazing.
This is so much like my mother used to make…except for the sweet relish…delicious
My grandmother used to make a similar salad, omitting the Old Bay seasoning. This recipe definitely brings back memories!
This does look so good. I was just wondering what to do with a couple of peppers, I’d like to try this, and add the chopped pepper, too.
Awesome! Let me know if you like it!
I like your recipe, super easy , doesn’t call for a lot of engredients , similar to mine.
@tisonlyme143
This reminds me of my Grandma’s macaroni salad. It was so good. I need to give this a try.
Let me know how you like it!
I love macaroni salad, can’t wait to try this recipe.
This looks like a really yummy side dish and perfect for potlucks.
This looks delicious be great for a bbq this summer
It’s so good!
I love macaroni salad and I tried this recipe yesterday and it was delicious!
Awesome! Glad you liked it!
I love making macaroni salad anytime of the year, so delicious.
Nothing is better than a simple homemade macaroni salad!
I love making macaroni salad this one looks so simple and tasty
It’s so good! Hoping you will try it!
This is so easy to make, no need to pick up at the grocery store anymore.