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It's beautiful outside! And your patio would be a waste of real estate if you didn't spend time on it! Find a chair and sit down. And while you're at it, this is a great time for Patio-Time Salad! It's a delicious pasta salad that goes all in on the sweet-and-sour merriment of pickles. Pickles flavor the creamy and tangy dressing and nestle in amongst the tender noodles. Patio-Time Salad is the kind of dish that goes well with a day that's just the right amount of warmth, and for when you're craving something comforting.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Greek Red Wine Vinegar
- 3 teaspoons Domino Premium Pure Cane Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon Morton's Sea Salt, plus more, to taste
- McCormick Ground Black Pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup milk, plus more, to taste
- pickle juice, optional, to taste
- 4 cups elbow macaroni, cooked and cooled
- 3 whole red peppers, roasted and diced
- 1/2 cup black olives, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup sweet and spicy pickle slices, diced
- 3 green onions, white and dark green parts, sliced, divided
Directions
Step 1 -In a mixing bowl, add the mayonnaise, the vinegar, the sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt, and the pepper, and mix to combine.
Step 2 -Add 1/4 cup of the milk and stir to combine. The mixture should be pourable. If it is too thick, add the extra milk, a little at a time, until it reaches the desired consistency.
Step 3 -Add the pickle juice to the dressing mixture in small increments, stirring and tasting after each addition until it achieves the flavor you prefer.
Step 4 -In a large bowl, add the macaroni and 3/4 of the dressing and toss to combine until well-coated.
Step 5 -Add more of the dressing, as needed, and toss to combine. Note: The dressing will thicken as it chills.
Step 6 -Add the roasted red peppers, the olives, the diced pickles, and the 3/4 of the green onions to the macaroni mixture and stir to combine.
Step 7 -Taste the salad for seasoning and add the extra salt and more of the pepper, as needed.
Step 8 -Refrigerate the salad until it is chilled and the dressing has thickened, about 2 hours.
Step 9 -Serve sprinkled with the remaining green onions.
