Tangy Salmon Pasta Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1/4 cup onion, minced (marinate in lemon juice while preparing other ingredients)
• 1/3 cup vinegar
• 3 tablespoons raw sugar (dissolved in vinegar)
• 1/4 sea salt
• 1 garlic clove (mashed with sea salt using mortar and pestle)
• 1/3 cup soy mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 1 pickle, minced
• 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato, minced
• 1/4 cup roasted red pepper, minced
• 1 cup thawed peas
• 1/2 shredded carrot (optional)
• 1/2 cup chopped celery (optional)
• 2 (7 ounce) cans cans wild salmon
• 1 lb elbow macaroni, cooked and chilled

Recipe

• 1 prepare pasta "al dente" per package directions. drain and cold-shock in ice water to stop cooking process. drain again and refrigerate.
• 2 mince onion, add to the juice of 1 juice lemon, and set aside to marinate.
• 3 add sugar to vinegar and set aside to dissolve.
• 4 mash garlic with sea salt using mortar and pestle until texture is creamy.
• 5 combine mayonnaise, mustard, pickle, tomatoes, peppers, and garlic.
• 6 finish sauce by stirring in onion/lemon and vinegar/sugar mixtures.
• 7 mix sauce with canned salmon, peas, carrots, and celery until thoroughly combined.
• 8 refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.