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Sunday, May 17, 2015

Tuna Twist (tuna Macaroni Salad)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans light chunk tuna in water, drained
  • 8 ounces macaroni or 8 ounces shaped pasta
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1/3-1/2 cup finely chopped onion, i like vidalia
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup mayonnaise (plus more if needed)
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar (*)
  • 1 tablespoon dried dill
  • 1 dash pepper
  • salt

Recipe

  • 1 cook pasta according to directions.
  • 2 put frozen peas in colander and drain pasta over peas.
  • 3 in large bowl mix mayonnaise and vinegar.
  • 4 add pasta and peas and mix well.
  • 5 add remaining ingredients mixing well.
  • 6 taste to adjust seasonings.
  • 7 place in fridge for flavors to blend (or eat as is if you can't wait).
  • 8 you might want to add additional mayonnaise after salad has been refrigerated, because some of the mayonnaise will "soak" into pasta.
  • 9 *this is the amount of vinegar the original recipe calls for -- i have been cutting down to one tablespoon.

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