BBQ Macaroni Salad
From choclytcandy 13 years agoIngredients
- Most recipes for barbecue-flavored macaroni salad drown the pasta in ketchupy barbecue sauce, creating a salad that is much too sweet and sticky. Here's what we discovered about how to produce a well-balanced smoky and spicy side dish. shopping list
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- A combination of mayonnaise and barbecue sauce is more effective than barbecue sauce alone, as the tang of the barbecue sauce is balanced by the neutral creaminess of the mayonnaise. shopping list
- This salad works best with a sweet, smoky-flavored barbecue sauce. shopping list
- If the salad sits and becomes dry, adding a little warm water will make it creamy again. shopping list
- table salt shopping list
- 1 pound elbow macaroni shopping list
- 1 red bell pepper , seeded and chopped fine shopping list
- 1 rib celery , chopped fine shopping list
- 4 scallions , sliced thin shopping list
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce shopping list
- 1 teaspoon chili powder shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder shopping list
- Pinch cayenne pepper shopping list
- 1 cup mayonnaise shopping list
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce (see note above) shopping list
- ground black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Bring 4 quarts water to boil in large pot. Add 1 tablespoon salt and macaroni and cook until nearly tender, about 5 minutes. Drain in colander and rinse with cold water until cool, then drain once more, briefly, so that pasta is still moist; transfer to large bowl.
- 2. Stir in bell pepper, celery, scallions, vinegar, hot sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper, and let sit until flavors are absorbed, about 2 minutes. Stir in mayonnaise and barbecue sauce and let sit until salad is no longer watery, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve. (The salad can be covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days. Check seasonings before serving.)
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