Mac salad with the edge of the Pacific Rim.
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
from the kitchen of
Sue Lau | Palatable Pastime
4.23.14
Give your food the flavor of “Ono” (Hawaiian for good tasting & delicious!) at your next barbecue, picnic or cookout with this delicious variation on traditional macaroni salad.
It’s after Easter and of course I still had a little ham! As well, pineapples suddenly seem to be very inexpensive at the marketplace. Ideas began to spring to use these together to make a nice prepped salad, which I like to have at least one of at all times during warmer weather, be it macaroni salad, potato salad, slaw or other more exotic chilled salads. I find they come in very handy as an extra side for dinner, make easy work of lunch when paired with a sandwich, and of course, a cold salad is always welcome at any family barbecue. Just remember to keep the salads with mayo and eggs chilled when setting on a table or buffet. One easy idea is to nest a slightly larger bowl with the salad over a slightly smaller bowl filled with ice, stacked together. Just make sure your top bowl won’t sink into melting ice.
And as always, I do hope you enjoy!
~Sue
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
Ingredients:
- 4 ounces uncooked macaroni
- 4 ounces smoked ham, diced
- 1-1/2 ounces mild cheddar cheese, diced
- 1 cup diced fresh pineapple
- 1/2 cup diced pimientos
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- salt and black pepper to taste
Method:
- Cook macaroni according to package directions then rinse and drain.
- Stir together remaining ingredients with cooked macaroni and refrigerate several hours before serving for best flavor.
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Yummy, I want this right now! Looks delicious!
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Looks delicious! I love the picture and bright colours in the salad
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LOVED this, in capitals LOL So good, I made it with gluten free elbow macaronis. I’l be making this again, it’s too good. Thanks for sharing! Made it for the For Your Consideration Game.
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We have a little Hawaiian restaurant in town and I love getting macaroni salad there! I’m pinning this for later.
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OMG that looks so good.
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Thank you!
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I love this! It is one of my features at Treasure Box Tuesday tonight! Thank you for linking up with us! 🙂
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Thanks for featuring my recipe! 🙂
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