What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Fab Foodstuff: Elbow Macaroni Salad! I owe freshness to the farmer’s market. And so should you. After all, they are a great resource for locally grown produce, herbs, eggs, and meats. Without a doubt, they are popping up everywhere. However, it’s okay to ask a few questions when you’re chatting with the growers. An important one might be if there are pesticides used. “Organic” does not always mean pesticide-free. Soil quality may be another concern. GMO seeds, animal treatment, and ideas for food preparation are also topics of discussion. Once I am familiar with a grower, I glean ideas for ways to store and cook the products. Some days I even walk away with recipes. The bottom line is, support your community. We’re all in this together.
ELBOW MACARONI SALAD
Ingredients:
2 cups elbow macaroni, cook according to package directions, then cool
2 tablespoons sweet onion, sliced
1/2 cup baby carrots, julienned
1/2 cup snow peas, sliced horizontally
4 radishes, thinly sliced
1/4 cup garlic vinegar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon water
1 envelope Italian salad dressing dry mix
1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions:
In a large bowl, combine cooked macaroni and sweet onion slices. Add julienned carrots, sliced snow peas, and radish discs. Gently toss. In a measuring cup, combine garlic vinegar, lemon juice, water, Italian seasoning packet, and olive oil. Whisk together until completely blended. Drizzle dressing over the macaroni salad. Gently toss to coat ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Making this today as I have a lot of fresh veggies in the fridge 🙂
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That’s the beauty of it! 🥕🥬🍅🥦🌽
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Oh! Gail, how I love the look of your salad! Thank you!
Joanna
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You’re welcome, Joanna. Be creative in your kitchen. 🥕🌽🫑🍅🧅
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I’ll save this and call it a veggie salad…with macaroni. Beautiful!
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Don’t we all love macaroni, hot or cold?! 💜🌿
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This looks so vibrant and refreshing! My sister and I were talking about macaroni salad just yesterday; she prefers the mayonnaise based salad, while I love the vinaigrette version! Our tastes are always opposite!
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I get that. When it comes to mayonnaise, the hubs prefers Miracle Whip and I prefer Hellman’s. 🤣
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Hellman’s all the way for me!
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Somehow I guessed that. 😜🍃
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👯♀️
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Always a great side dish 🍽️!
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Perfect as a light lunch, too. 😋🌿
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YES 😋🌿
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I just made pasta salad! Great minds etc… 🙂
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We transition into Spring with thoughts of fresh foods. 🥕🍅🧅🥬🌿
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🙂
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Colourful AND healthy. Win–win!
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I so agree with you, Peggy. 💜🍃
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I used to make enough of this (and some variations) that would last for a week until I met Anita. She claimed it must be boring to eat the same food for a week, but I told her, “When I find something good, I stick with it.”
32 years later, I still believe that. 😉
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We might be related. 🤣
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Well, at least through Noah and likely through Japheth, and probably yet closer!
And we share a Heavenly Father. 😇
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Very true! 🌟✨💫
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When it comes to a recipe this tasty, my stomach always has a little elbow (macaroni) room. . .
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Permission granted. We must allow others to rub elbows with comfort foods. 😜🍃
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Gracias!
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