This Tuna Macaroni Salad Recipe is easy to make, creamy, full of protein, and delicious year-round.
If serving this salad immediately after making, rinse the macaroni with cool water and drain before stirring into the salad dressing. Otherwise, let the salad develop maximum flavor by mixing the pasta in hot and cooling it covered in the fridge for 3-4 hours or until serving!
16oz.pasta shapesbow-ties, fusilli, macaroni, etc.
¾cupfrozen peas
1cupolive oil or avocado mayonnaise
¼cupsweet pickle relish
2tablespoonswhite vinegar
¾teaspoondried dill weed
½teaspoonsalt
1 ½teaspoondijon mustard
½cupminced white onion
1cupdiced celery
½diced red or green pepper
2, 7ozcans tunadrained and flaked
Instructions
Cook the pasta according to package directions in heavily salted water. Place the frozen peas in a colander and drain the hot pasta water over the peas.
While the pasta cooks: in a large mixing bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, white vinegar, dill weed, salt, mustard, and sweet pickle relish until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Add the onion, celery, pepper, and flaked tuna to the bowl and fold in until the veggies are evenly covered with the mayonnaise mixture.
Add the pasta (while still hot) to the mayonnaise mixture and gently fold it in until the pasta is covered with the dressing and the tuna is evenly distributed throughout the salad.
Cover the pasta and let it cool in the refrigerator for 1.5-2 hours before serving, or serve warm right away.
Notes
To skip the cooling time rinse the pasta with cool water in the colander until cool to the touch. Shake the pasta before adding it to the dressing.This salad keeps covered in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for 3-4 days. It does not freeze well.If the salad dries out in the refrigerator, just add a tablespoon of milk or two to it and fold it together until the salad gets creamy again.
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