Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni Salad · Macaroni Salad
One of 47 macaroni salad recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 47 for tang among the macaroni salad recipes we compared. 124 cooks on www.recipetineats.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 | 21% | 26% |
| acid | 3% | 4% |
| sweetener | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 7% | 0% |
| dairy | 22% | 7% |
| aromatics | 23% | 10% |
Adapts cleanly: nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 250 g | 250 g / 1/2 lb macaroni elbow pasta |
| 27 g | 1 1/2 tbsp salt ((to cook pasta)) |
| 101 g | 1 cup celery (, finely sliced (1 stalk)) |
| 112 g | 3/4 cup red capsicum / bell peppers (, finely diced (1 small)) |
| 120 g | 3/4 cup green onions (, finely sliced (1 large stem)) |
| 61 g | 1 medium carrot (, grated (using standard box grater)) |
| 110 g | 1/2 cup mayonnaise ((Hellmann's, Best Foods, S&W or other whole egg mayonnaise)) |
| 115 g | 1/2 cup yoghurt or sour cream (, full or low fat) |
| 15 g | 1 tbsp cider vinegar |
| 9 g | 2 tsp Dijon mustard |
| 8 g | 2 tsp sugar |
| 2 g | 3/4 tsp garlic powder |
| 8 g | 1 1/4 tsp salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp pepper |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.recipetineats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I just love this macaroni salad. It’s not my intention to be mean, but the quantities listed are a little off. If you want us to use 1 cup of green onions, it’s more than I root. I used an entire bunch. Same with the celery. I used 2 stalks. Then only 1/2 of a” — a cook, 5.0★
“I have a different macaroni salad recipe I've been using for years, but I don't really love it, so I figured I'd search RecipeTinEats for a new recipe. I found yours, made it last night, and now have a new favorite! It is sooo creamy and full of flavor, even w” — a cook, 5.0★