Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni Salad · Macaroni Salad
One of 47 macaroni salad recipes we measured
37 cooks on kristineskitchenblog.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 47.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 47% | 26% |
| acid | 3% | 4% |
| sweetener | 3% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| egg | 21% | 0% |
| dairy | 0% | 7% |
| aromatics | 16% | 10% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound ditalini pasta (or elbow macaroni pasta) |
| 120 g | 1 red bell pepper (chopped) |
| 80 g | 2 ribs celery (finely chopped) |
| 80 g | 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion |
| 1/2 cup chopped sweet pickles | |
| 150 g | 3 hard boiled eggs (chopped) |
| 220 g | 1 cup mayonnaise |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon sugar |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon black pepper |
| chopped fresh parsley | |
| paprika |
Method: 5 steps, published by kristineskitchenblog.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Sorry I didn't post a review prior. I came across this recipe awhile back (June 2023) and sounded good so I tried it. Now I am no longer allowed at my daughter's crab feast or any picnic UNLESS I make and bring a batch of this macaroni salad (and I've made it ” — a cook, 5.0★
“This was so delicious! I have not made a pasta salad for years and I so glad I tried yours. It reminded me of my favorite aunt’s recipe that she added cooked , cold shrimp to and not the puny salad shrimp or canned either. She was generous! I did add some smal” — a cook, 5.0★