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Macaroni and Tuna Salad
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A nutritious and tasty macaroni salad with tuna, reminiscent of childhood.
00:15:00 total
Serves 6
easy
Cold Starter / Salad
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Ingredients
- pasta - 200 grams (macaroni or similar)
- salt - 2 teaspoons (for boiling pasta)
- onion - 1/4 (quarter of an onion)
- garlic cloves - 2
- bay leaves - 2
- tuna - 2-3 cans (in water or vegetable oil)
- cucumber - 1 (large, peeled, seeded, and diced)
- red onion - 1/2 (half, chopped)
- red pepper - 1 (small, chopped)
- celery sticks - 2 (chopped)
- mayonnaise - watch the video to see
- mustard - watch the video to see
- garlic clove - 1 (pressed)
- dried oregano - watch the video to see
- olive oil - watch the video to see
- lemon juice - watch the video to see
- vinegar - watch the video to see (from pickled chilies)
- cilantro - watch the video to see (bunch, chopped)
Instructions
- Cook Pasta: Boil pasta with salt, onion, garlic, and bay leaves until al dente. Drain and let cool.
- Prepare Cucumber: Salt diced cucumber and let sit to release liquid.
- Prepare Onion: Soften chopped red onion in vinegar from pickled chilies.
- Make Dressing: Mix mayonnaise, mustard, garlic, oregano, olive oil, lemon juice, and vinegar. Add cilantro.
- Combine Salad: Mix pasta, tuna, cucumber, onion, red pepper, celery, and dressing.
