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The Best Macaroni Cucumber Salad

Total Time
1h 3m
22m prep · 41m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🥬 Vegetarian 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

This macaroni cucumber salad has been in my family for generations, and I have never had anyone say they don't love it. This is the best macaroni salad in the world — you just gotta try it to believe me!

Ingredients

  • 1 , 16 ounce
  • 1 , 12 ounce
  • 6 large hard-cooked eggs , chopped
  • 2 large tomatoes , finely chopped
  • 1 large white onion , finely chopped
  • 1 cucumber , finely chopped
  • 3 cups creamy salad dressing , such as Miracle Whip
  • 0.5 cups 2% milk
  • 0.25 cups white sugar , or to taste
  • 3 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
  • 1.5 tablespoons ground black pepper , or to taste
  • 0.5 tablespoons salt , or to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in boiling water until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool completely; drain.

  2. 2

    Mix together cooked macaroni, tuna, eggs, tomatoes, onion, and cucumber in a large bowl.

  3. 3

    Whisk together salad dressing and milk in a separate bowl until smooth. Mix in sugar, mustard, pepper, and salt until well combined; pour over macaroni mixture and stir to coat.

  4. 4

    Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Nutrition Facts

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