patti's new macaronie salad

Ingredients For patti's new macaronie salad

• 1/2 lb

  small macaronie shells
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 2

  hard boiled eggs, diced
• 1/2 c

  diced tomatoes, fresh (i used some of each) save juice for dressing.
• 1/2 c

  canned diced tomatoes (reserve juice)
• 1/2 c

  carrot, julienne, grated, or diced
• 1/2 sm

  green bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 sm

  red bell pepper, diced
• 1/4 c

  black olives, sliced
• 2 Tbsp

  fresh chives, finely chopped
• DRESSING INGREDIENTS:
• 1/2 to 1 c

  good mayonnaise
• 1/4 c

  juice from canned tomatoes, or v8 juice would work.
• 1 to 2 Tbsp

  honey mustard
• 2 Tbsp

  balsamic vinegar (to taste)
• 1 Tbsp

  fresh or dried parsley
• 1 tsp

  sweet imported paprika
• 1/2 tsp

  lemon pepper
• 1/2 tsp

  onion powder (not onion salt)
• 1/4 tsp

  celery seed
• 1/4 Tbsp

  dried, granulated orange peel or use 1/2 tsp fresh peel, no pith (white part)
• pinch

  granulated sugar or honey to taste, if necessary