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Macaroni Salad
Serves 2–3 · About 25 min (10 min of this is just cooling the macaroni)
A homestyle salad: boiled macaroni mixed with cucumber, carrot and ham, dressed with mayonnaise.
① Cut the vegetables and ham→② Boil the macaroni→③ Drain and cool→④ Mix with mayonnaise
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Dry goods & pasta
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Ham & bacon
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How to make it
1
Cut the vegetables and ham
- Cut off both ends of the cucumber and slice into thin rounds, 1–2 mm
- Put the cucumber and 1/4 tsp salt in a bowl, rub lightly by hand and let sit 5 min. Then squeeze tightly with both hands to squeeze out the water
- Peel the carrot, cut into 3 cm lengths, slice thinly, then cut into thin strips (2–3 mm wide)
- Cut the ham in half, then into 1 cm wide strips
How to tell it's doneEverything is cut, and almost no water comes out of the cucumber when you squeeze it.
2
Boil the macaroni
- Put 1 L water in a pot, bring to a boil on high heat and add 2 tsp salt
- Add the macaroni and stir once so it doesn't stick. Turn to medium heat and boil for the time on the bag. Stir now and then
- When 2 min are left, add the carrot to the pot too
How to tell it's doneScoop out 1 macaroni, let it cool a little, and eat it: there is no hard center.
3
Drain and cool
- Put a colander in the sink and pour in the macaroni and carrot with the hot water (stand back a little so the steam doesn't hit your face)
- Shake the colander to drain the water well
- Spread on a large plate and cool about 10 min. Mixing once partway through helps it not stick
How to tell it's doneWhen you touch the macaroni, it doesn't feel warm.
4
Mix with mayonnaise
- Put the macaroni, carrot, cucumber and ham in a bowl
- Add 4 tbsp mayonnaise and a pinch of pepper and mix everything with a spatula
- Taste it. If the flavor is weak, add salt a pinch at a time
ReadyMayonnaise coats the macaroni, inside the holes and on the outside. Put any you won't eat right away in the fridge, and eat it that day or the next day.
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If it didn't work out
The macaroni is hardThe boiling time in step 2 was short. Next time, add 1 min at a time until there is no hard center.
The macaroni is too softIt was boiled too long. Next time, eat 1 piece to check as soon as the bag time is up.
WateryIt was not drained enough in step 3, or the cucumber was not squeezed enough in step 1.
It gets dry after a whileThe macaroni soaked up the mayonnaise. Before eating, add mayonnaise 1 tsp at a time and mix.
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