It's Cookout Time! What is your favorite traditional macaroni salad?

Ah, we wish our lives away. I've been griping that it's been 10 degrees or more above normal all

month (high 70s to low 80s)and we have so little moderate weather I want it to be in the sixties like it's "supposed" to be. I've been sleeping with the air conditioner on already. Summer goes on forever here without it hitting 80's in March.

 
I've thought a time or two we should just have Cathy post her entire recipe collection in T&T. smileys/smile.gif

 
About 10 years ago, one of the guys on Gails posted a recipe

"Worlds Greated Macaroni Salad" or something close to it-

Made it many times, lost it and it made enough for an army, was GREAT and used salad style macaroni, lots of tiny cubes of cheese and veggies- Surprise ingredient: G Washingtons broth packet as I recall, I would love to have it again, and it would be perfect for you Sarah- Anyone remember it???

 
Here it is from Epi, it was Charlie who posted it. I fixed the format.

Charlie : Katie, I hav e been using this macaroni salad for years-it is from the late Bert Green-REC: The Store Cold Ziti Salad...
Posted: May 25, 2000 11:41 AM

The Store Cold Ziti Salad with Tomato and Peppers Recipe By :Bert Green Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:45 Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

1 1/2 tablespoons Salt
1 pound Ziti pasta
1/4 cup milk
1 each red onion
2 each tomatoes
6 each sweet pickles
2 small green peppers -- seeded
1 large shallot
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
2 packets G. Washington brown bouillon powder freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon wine vinegar
1 tablespoon pickle juice
1/4 cup fresh dill -- roughly chopped
salt and pepper -- to taste

1. Bring a 4-quart saucepan of water to a boil. Add 1 Tbl salt , then add the Ziti. Boil to al dente. Drain. Rinse in cold water. Drain again.
2. Place the cooked Ziti in a bowl. Add enough milk (about 1/4 cup) to thoroughly moisten the Ziti and toss.
3. Chop the onion, tomatoes, pickles, and peppers into 1/4-inch cubes. Reserve a large tablespoon of each for garnish. Mince the shallot.
4. Beat the sour cream and mayonnaise together with a whisk until creamy, and add the bouillon powder, 1/2 tbl salt, and the pepper. (Thin with milk if necessary). Pour over the Ziti. Add the shallots, tomatoes, pickles, green peppers, vinegar, and pickle juice. Mix well.
5. Garnish with the reserved vegetables. Cut fresh dill over all. Serve chilled.http://boards.epicurious.com/message.jspa?messageID=401270&tstart=0

 
I've been making Bert Greene's ziti salad for at least 20 years

ever since I bought his cookbook re "The Store" in Amagansett. There are lots of good recipes in it if you can find a copy.

This salad has been a huge hit with anyone who tries it and I've passed on the recipe numerous times including a friend who had a deli and served it for years.

 
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