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Macaroni salad
Creamy and tangy with a soft, cool bite from the pasta.
Lens analyzedMacaroni salad is a cold side dish of cooked elbow macaroni bound in a creamy, mayonnaise-based dressing, often mixed with celery, onion, or pickles. It's served chilled rather than warmed, usually alongside grilled or fried mains.
Where it comes from
Mayonnaise-based pasta salads became a fixture of mid-1900s American potluck and picnic cooking, when creamy salads like this one turned into a standard side across many regional cuisines.
Buying it
At a deli case, choose a container that still looks glossy and moist rather than dried out or separated at the edges.
Storing it
Refrigerate it and eat it within the short window on the label, since the dairy-based dressing spoils quickly if left at room temperature.
Keeps about 4 days in the fridge.
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