Recipes

[MissButtercup]

I made this many years ago and kept the recipe and it was requested for a BBQ recently and I just made it again and it was the hit of the table. I used smoked gouda cheese mixed in and halfed the amount of garlic and salt. The horseradish powder is the same as wasabi powder which you can get in the asian section fo the store or you can just use fresh horseradish but use a bit more. The dicing is a lot of work but this is delicious and people always love it!

Macaroni salad

Ingredients

• 1 (16-ounce) package salad macaroni (or ditali pasta)
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup red onion, diced
• 1 cup yellow or white onion, diced
• 1 cup medium cheddar, diced
• 1 cup swiss cheese, diced
• 1/2 cup parmesan, grated
• 1 cup dill pickles, diced
• 1 cup salami, diced
• 1 (6-ounce) can large pitted black olives, drained (or 1 cup diced or sliced)
• 1 to 2 tablespoons Lawry's garlic salt
• 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
• 1/4 teasspoon dried horseradish
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1 to 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
  
• 1 (3-ounce) jar diced pimentos, rinsed and drained
• 1 to 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise

Directions

Add 2 quarts of water to a medium stockpot and bring to a boil. Add macaroni and cook until it is al dente, approximately 9 minutes. Do not overcook the pasta or it will fall apart when the salad is tossed together. Rinse macaroni until cool. Drain well and let it dry out slightly.

Add pasta to a large bowl. Carefully fold in celery, onion, cheddar, Swiss cheese, Parmesan, dill pickles, salami, and black olives. Refrigerate the mixture, uncovered, overnight (or refrigerate for at least 2 hours).

Mix the Lawry's garlic salt, minced garlic, white pepper, black pepper, cayenne pepper, dry mustard and celery salt together. Add to salad. Fold in the pimentos. Fold in 1 cup of mayonnaise to start. Add up to a 1/2 cup more of mayonnaise if needed. Refrigerate again for 30 minutes to 1 hour.