Macaroni salad recipe with mayonnaise

Spiral Pasta

Classic deli style macaroni salad with onions, peppers, celery, hard boiled eggs, mayonnaise and celery salt. Hamburgers & hot dogs, barbeques, cookouts & picnics, could all use a big helping of this easy macaroni salad!

What Kind of Pasta to Use

Elbow macaroni seem to be the standard pasta for most deli counter macaroni salads. You can also make macaroni salad with tri-color veggie spiral pasta, Farfalle – or bow tie pasta, small shells, gemeli pasta or any other smaller size dry pastas.

Macaroni Salad Substitutions

• Don't like red peppers? Use green peppers.
• Red onions making you cry? Leave them out!
• Not fond of yellow mustard? Try stone ground mustard for a spicier taste.
• Can't have eggs or mayo? Substitute with Veganaise – a totally vegan mayonnaise.
• Looking for a bigger, heartier main dish salad? Arrange grilled chicken, grilled salmon, sliced ham, or a variety of cubed cheese to the platter.

• This macaroni salad recipe can be doubled or halved depending on how many servings are needed.

Macaroni Salad Recipe

• 1 pound box dry pasta, see above
• 1/2 cup green or red pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
• 4 hard boiled eggs
• 1/3 - 1/2 cup mayonnaise, or more to taste
• 2 teaspoons yellow, dijon or stone ground mustard
• 1 teaspoon celery salt
• Salt & Pepper to taste

How To Make Deli Style Macaroni Salad

• Cook pasta according to directions on box. Drain and set aside to cool.
• Place cooled pasta in a large bowl, and add peppers, onions and celery.
• Remove yolks from hard boiled eggs, set aside whites for garnish. Using a fork, mash yolks in a small bowl. Add mayonnaise, mustard and celery salt, and blend until creamy. Add to the pasta and mix.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Slice or chop egg whites, and arrange them on top of the macaroni salad.
• Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to eat.
• Serves 6-8.