Hawaiian macaroni salad is the perfect summer side dish made with cooked macaroni pasta tossed with shredded carrot and onion in a creamy, mayonnaise based sauce.
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad also known as Hawaiian Mac Salad is such a creamy and delicious side dish.
When my sister requested that I make her some macaroni salad, I wanted to switch it up and started to do a little research. I was so happy to stumble upon this recipe .
It’s much like Classic Macaroni Salad but with minimal ingredients. To be totally honest, I think this is my new favorite.
By using such few ingredients, you can really taste how each one compliments each other so nicely. I can’t get enough of this.
Not only did my sister just love it, but my whole entire family did, too. Myself included big time.
This is the perfect side dish to bring along for a picnic in the spring or summer time BBQ. It’s perfect served along side hotdogs and hamburgers or sandwiches for lunch.
I hope you give this recipe a try. If you do, I know you’ll love it just as much as my family and I do.
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Hawaiian Macaroni Salad Variations
I like this recipe for Hawaiian macaroni salad made just the way it is, but here are some ways to switch it up if you’d like to.
- Pasta- If you’d rather not use macaroni, and small pasta like Daltini would be okay.
- Pasta Texture- “real” Hawaiian macaroni salad uses slightly over cooked macaroni. Traditional macaroni salad uses al dente pasta. Either one works so it’s all about preference.
- Mayonnaise- Only use “Best Food” or “Hellmann’s” mayonnaise.
- Add Ins- Add chopped celery, crab, green onions or whatever else you’d like to.
Other Easy Summer Salads
If you like, super easy to make summer salads like this one here or some others that I know you’ll love, too.
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad Ingredients
- Elbow Macaroni Pasta
- Hellmann’s Mayonnaise
- Carrot, shredded
- Onion, shredded
- Apple Cider Vinegar
- Sugar
- Milk
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
First, boil your macaroni pasta in salted water according to the directions on the back of the package.
Now, drain the pasta and rinse it under cold water to stop the cooking process.
Then, add dd it to a large bowl.
Then, add the shredded carrot, onion and apple cider vinegar.
Next, toss it all together, cover with plastic wrap and place it into the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Now, in a separate bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, sugar, milk, salt and pepper.
Then, pour it onto the macaroni and stir it all together until it’s evenly combined.
Next, cover it and place it back into the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Finally, give it one final stir together, serve cold and enjoy!
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad
Ingredients
- 8 Oz Elbow Macaroni Pasta
- 1 ¼ Cup Hellmann’s Mayonnaise
- 1 Medium Carrot, peeled and shredded
- 3 Tbs Onion, shredded
- 1 Tbs Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- 2 Tbs Milk
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Boil your macaroni in salted water according to the directions on the back of the package. Drain the pasta and rinse it under cold water to stop the cooking process. Add it to a large bowl.
- Add the shredded carrot, onion and apple cider vinegar. Toss it all together, cover with plastic wrap and place it into the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, sugar, milk, salt and pepper.
- Pour the dressing onto the macaroni and stir it all together until it’s evenly combined. Cover it and place it back into the refrigerator for at least an hour.
- Finally, give it one final stir together, serve cold and enjoy!
Debra says
Aloha!! This recipe is spot on! I lived on Maui for 3 decades and this is exactly the way I and my friends make it! Sometimes diced boiled potatoes are added. Add a scoop of sticky rice and some huli huli or shoyu chicken, kalua pork, or kalbi ribs and you have a onolicious plate lunch! Mahalo lui loa for taking me back home. ????
Al Dente Diva says
Hi!! Thanks so much for the awesome comment. All that food sounds delicious!! Thank you!