virgnia highlander's macaroni salad
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i am a hillbilly...lol, my family has been in this area for over 300 years.. this is an old recipe, probably no different than most. I did add something to it that's not in the original, but it's my tiny addition to an otherwise fantastic recipe. Best if made the day before.. it really has to cool for at least 6 hours.
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prep time
15 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
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yield
8-10 possibly more
Ingredients
- 1 pound elbow macaroni, cooked
- 1 medium white onion
- 1 large green pepper
- 1 large tomato, seeds removed
- 1 medium cucumber, peeled and seeded
- 1 large soup spoon, heaping of hellmans mayo
- 1 dash lee & perrins(must be) worsterschire sauce
- 1 pinch dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt, more if using sea salt
How To Make virgnia highlander's macaroni salad
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Step 1Put large pot of water (4qt) on with 1 tsp of salt. Bring to boil. Add macaroni and stir so it doesn't stick together. Cook until al dente. I normally cook it for about 8 minutes, but everyone's stove is different.
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Step 2While water boils and pasta cooks, chop all vegetables into small dices. Add to a large bowl.
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Step 3Mix mayonaise, worsterschire and mustard together. Mix well and combine with diced vegetables.
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Step 4Once macaroni is cooked, dump in the colander to drain. Don't rinse the macaroni.. let it sit for a few minutes to cool a little. Maybe 10 minutes. Pasta will stick together. Add warm macaroni to the large bowl with mayo & vegetables, fold until combined and separated. Refrigerate for 5-6 hours or overnight. FYI - if tomatoes are extra ripe, they will become yucky after being in the fridge for over 24 hours. I would use a fairly firm tomato.
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Step 5Salt to taste. Daddy liked to put in black pepper, i do too.
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