Macaroni Salad

Name: Macaroni Salad
Yield: feeds 8
Ingredients: 1 pound small pasta shells; 2 medium ripe tomatoes, cored and diced; 1 cup thinly sliced celery; 1/2 cup finely diced green pepper; 1 cup mayonnaise; 1/4 cup Creole mustard (preferably Zatarain’s) or spicy brown mustard; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper

January 24, 2012

Here’s a classic side dish if there ever was one. There’s a thousand ways to make it, and I think you’ll find ours to be a keeper—Creole mustard, fresh diced tomato, and a touch of green pepper all tossed with freshly cooked pasta shells. We like the way shells hold the dressing better than elbows. It’s still Macaroni Salad to us.

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