Refreshing Summer Cold Tuna Macaroni Salad Recipes

REFRESHING SUMMER COLD TUNA MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Bring pot of salted water to a rapid boil. Add pasta to boiling water. Stir and let boil for 8-10 minutes. Remove Pasta from pot, drain well then rinse while in colander with cold water from your tap. After pasta is completely cooled, drain well and pour into large bowl.
• 2. While pasta is boiling, rough chop a large sweet onion.
• 3. Empty the contents of the sweet relish into bowl with pasta and stir. Add the chopped onion and mix into pasta mixture.
• 4. Open both cans of tuna and drain well. Empty the cans of tuna, breaking up the tuna as you do. Mix well into pasta mixture. Add the jar of Miracle Whip and mix completely with pasta, relish and onion.
• 5. Refrigerate the pasta salad until very cool. Before serving, stir again and add salt and pepper to taste. I like to use sea salt for the taste.
• 6. Hint: Sometimes the salad becomes dry (due to the pasta absorbing the liquid), so before serving if it is a little dry, add a small amount of milk to the pasta salad and mix well.

COLD MACARONI TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain in colander and rinse with cold water.
• In a large bowl, place the macaroni and peas.
• Add the eggs and tuna; mix well.
• Mix together mayo, salt, and pepper.
• Add to tuna mixture a little at a time; mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.

SUMMERTIME PASTA SALAD WITH FRESH TUNA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. When the pasta is done, drain it, cool under cold water, drain again and pat dry.
• Meanwhile, grill or broil the tuna 2 to 3 minutes a side only or until charred on the outside, but rare on the inside. (If you don't like tuna rare, substitute canned tuna which you don't cook.) When the tuna is done remove it to a plate for later.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the olive oil, corn, peppers, red pepper flakes and optional mayonnaise. Toss the pasta with the olive oil, corn and peppers.
• Portion out the pasta. Cut the tuna into thin diagonal strips and pile them in the center of the pasta; garnish with chives.

TUNA-MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni as directed on package, adding peas for last 4 to 6 minutes of cooking; rinse with cold water and drain.
• In large bowl, mix macaroni, peas and remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.

COLD TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to directions, drain.
• In large bowl add macaroni and remaining ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Refrigerate till chilled or cold,.
• As it sits in the refrigerater, the noodles "absorb" some of the mayonnaise and you might want to add alittle more before serving.

FRESH SUMMER PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. Drain; rinse with cold water and drain well. Transfer to a large bowl. Add carrots, peaches, tuna, celery, cucumber, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, salt and pepper. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 3 hours before serving.