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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

~ Macaroni Salad ~



Ingredients:

½ cup dried cranberries – chopped
½ cup walnuts – chopped
3 cloves garlic – chopped
Healthy handful of Italian parsley – chopped
3 stalks celery – chopped
Zest of 1 lemon
¼ of head of cabbage – chopped
1 lb. of your favorite macaroni

Dressing:

Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp. honey
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tsp. sugar
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. black pepper
3-4 tablespoons mayonnaise

Cook the macaroni as directed and drain.

Combine all of the ingredients for the dressing.

Combine all of the ingredients for the salad in a large bowl.  Add the macaroni and the dressing and toss.

This is a perfect salad for any picnic.

Enjoy with Love,

Catherine
xo
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17 comments:

Dining Alone said...

This looks so good! I love all the different textures and the sweet and savory, my favorite.

Sandee said...

I love all things pasta and macaroni salad is one of my favorites.

Have a terrific day Catherine. :)

anniebakes said...

yummy! this looks light and refreshing!! anne

Rose said...

Cranberries in a pasta salad...yum!

Gloria said...

Just delicious Catherine!:)

David said...

Catherine, Very interesting macaroni salad! I generally find these salads to be too bland for my taste...but the cranberries, garlic, lemon and lemon zest...would appear to give this version a flavor pop! Thanks for the recipe and Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

Guru Uru said...

What a stunning salad my friend, it is so unqiue and delicious!

Cheers
Choc Chip Uru

Pegasuslegend said...

Very delicious Catherine!

Kim Garceau said...

There is notting like a good old macaroni salad with a twist!

The Mom Chef said...

Oh my, that looks so delicious. I don't know why I don't think to add dry fruit to my pasta salads. It sounds heavenly.

Blondee said...

I wouldn't have thought to add walnuts to something like that. Sounds good!

Bravoe Runway said...

I love a delicious macaroni salad! The perfect compliment at a bbq.

Federica said...

Adoro quel formato di pasta che si riempie di condimento. E la tua insalata รจ davvero ricca e appetitosa. Un abbraccio, buona giornata

Beth said...

You're making me wish I had a picnic in my near future! Maybe I will have now.

Sharkbytes said...

That looks SO yummy!

Katerina said...

I love the sweet and savory flavors combined in this salad! Have a great day!

Amelia said...

Hi Catherine, Your macaroni salad look delicious,yum yum....

Thanks for sharing the recipe.

Have a nice weekend.

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