Mac Salad Recipe: The Classic Side Dish Made Better With One Ingredient

Mac salad is one of the most important side dishes at any cookout, picnic, or family gathering. It is also one of the most frequently mediocre — just elbow macaroni in plain mayo with a little celery.

The version people ask about is different. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients (serves 8–10):

• 1 lb elbow macaroni
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tbsp Yooze It Sauce® Original
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp yellow mustard
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp celery salt
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 3 stalks celery (diced)
• 1/2 cup red onion (finely diced)
• 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish (or diced dill pickles for a less sweet version)
• 2 hard-boiled eggs (diced)
• 1/4 cup shredded carrot

Instructions:

1. Cook macaroni al dente — slightly firm. It will soften as it sits.
2. Rinse with cold water and drain completely.
3. Whisk together mayo, Yooze It, vinegar, mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, celery salt, salt, and pepper.
4. Toss warm macaroni with the dressing — warm pasta absorbs dressing better.
5. Fold in celery, red onion, relish, eggs, and carrot.
6. Refrigerate at least 3 hours, ideally overnight.
7. Before serving, taste and adjust — add more Yooze It for more tang, more mayo for more creaminess.

Plain mayo-based mac salad is one-dimensional. Yooze It Sauce® adds a tangy depth that makes the dressing more complex and more interesting — without adding any sugar.

The result is a mac salad that people eat two servings of and then ask what's in it.

Mac salad is always better the next day. The pasta absorbs the dressing overnight and the flavors meld. Make it the day before your cookout.

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