Name: Southern Macaroni Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 16 oz elbow macaroni; 8 oz mayonnaise; 6 large eggs; 3 tomatoes; 3 Celery Stalks; 6 oz radishes; 1 white onion; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 pinch celery seed

Reminisce the flavors of Southern cuisine by making this traditional macaroni salad recipe! Of course, what’s a macaroni salad without the classic ingredients such as mayonnaise, tomatoes, celery, eggs, onion, and radish right?

But if you’re worried this might be too dull or bland for some, a pinch of celery seeds will simply do the trick! The strong flavors from these little seeds are enough to amp up the taste of your macaroni salad.

How To Make Southern Macaroni Salad

All the flavors of the deep South are in this traditional macaroni salad recipe, with mayo, tomatoes, celery, eggs, onion, and radish.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

16ozelbow macaroni
8ozmayonnaise,such as Hellman’s®
6large eggs,at room temperature
3tomatoes,medium, quartered
3celery stalks,chopped
6ozradishes,diced
1white onion,diced
1tspsalt,or to taste
1tspground black pepper,or to taste
1pinchcelery seed

Instructions

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite.
Meanwhile, place eggs in another pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil; turn off heat and let sit for 10 minutes. Drain.
Drain cooked macaroni and place back into the pot; add mayonnaise and stir until creamy. Dice boiled eggs and mix into pasta.
Fold in tomatoes, celery, radishes, and onion. Transfer to a big bowl and season with salt, pepper, and celery seed.