Southern Tuna Macaroni Salad

Southern Tuna Macaroni Salad

Total Time
48 min
24m prep · 24m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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Creamy from eggs and mayonnaise, tangy and acidic from mustard, pickles and chow chow, with a nice crunch from celery and onion. The Cajun spice just rounds it out with a blend of spices, the pimentos add a pop of color and sweetness, and tuna complements and ties all the flavors together in this Southern macaroni salad. Could top with some parsley for added color! Put this in a tortilla or melt some cheese on toast and make an open-faced sandwich!

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cups diced red onion
  • 1 package elbow macaroni , 16 ounce
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 0.5 cups chopped pimento peppers
  • 5 tablespoons dill pickle relish
  • 2 tablespoons chow-chow , optional
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3 ribss celery , diced
  • 2 large hard-boiled eggs , chopped
  • 2 jars tuna packed in oil , 6.5 ounce

Instructions

  1. 1

    Place diced onion in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Let sit for 5 minutes. Drain into a colander.

  2. 2

    While onion soaks, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain into the same colander as red onion and run under cold water to stop cooking and cool to room temperature.

  3. 3

    Place mayonnaise, pimentos, relish, chow-chow, mustard, Cajun seasoning, and salt in a large bowl and stir to combine. Add pasta, red onion, and celery and stir to combine. Gently fold in tuna and eggs to combine.

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