Cold Pasta Salad Recipe - A Traditional Family Dish

This is my Aunt's Cold Pasta Salad Recipe. It is a great tasting cold macaroni salad. It is also quick & easy to prepare with simple recipe ingredients that most people usually always have on hand.

You can substitute any type of small pasta for the elbow macaroni.

This is a good basic pasta recipe - add your favourite recipe ingredients to it and personalize your own simple salad recipe for your family!

Cold Pasta Salad

Recipe Ingredients:

• 3 cups (720 ml) cooked macaroni (or other small pasta)
  
• 1 cup (240 ml) ham or sausage - diced
  
• 3 celery stalks - diced
  
• 3 green onions - chopped
  
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) sweet pickles - diced
  
• 1/2 cup (120 ml) cheddar cheese - cubed or grated

Dressing

• 1/2 cup (60 ml) REAL Mayonnaise
  
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) sour cream
  
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) vinegar (or pickle juice)
• Salt & pepper to taste

Method

1. Place all the prepared recipe ingredients in a large bowl.

2. In a separate bowl - combine all the dressing ingredients & mix well. Taste test and adjust the seasonings.

3. Add the dressing to the cold pasta & mix to combine well.

4. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Recipe Yield 8 - 10 servings

I remember one time, at our family cottage, when I was just a young girl - my aunt came to visit for the weekend with her family - she had prepared her cold pasta  recipe at home & brought it with her. As we helped to carry her luggage, etc. into the cottage and settle her 2 infant sons in grandma's lap - we inadvertently forgot to bring in the salad. When we did remember it - it was all gone - the bowl was on the ground and licked clean. We discovered the culprit was the family dog, who gave himself away since he still had mayo all over his face. That dog definitely was in the dog house all weekend.

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