This wonderful spicy syrup is great for spicing up coffee, tea, apple cider, and anything else you can think of! A tablespoon can be used in whipped cream, added to your favorite beverage, or brushed on cakes. There are countless things you can drizzle it on, including yogurt, oatmeal, and pancakes.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 30 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package macaroni
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup cucumber – peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
- 1 cup diced ham
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain.
- In a large bowl, combine the pasta, mayonnaise and mix well. Stir in cucumber, onion, ham and cheese. Mix well. Drizzle oil and vinegar over top and toss. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 437 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 44 g |
| Cholesterol | 28 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 359 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 23 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Came out great, never thought about putting dukes in it before. Adds crunch and everyone loved it.
I halved the recipe. It was too bland for me. I spiced it up with a touch paprika, lots of pepper, a little bit of chipotle powder, 1/4 cup of dried parsley, 1/2 tsp dried basil, garlic powder.
I have made this a number of times. It is good. I leave out the tomatoes because of family preference. I add cheddar cheese cubes. I use whatever pasta I have around. Today it will be shell pasta. And I will keep making it.
EASY TO PREPARE — DELICIOUS!
This is one macaroni salad everyone loves. I also added carrot and celery. Keeps for a long time also.
The main attraction to this recipe was using only 1/2 cup of mayo, keeping the salad crisp and just right! Drizzling the oil and vinegar at the end made it fabulous! I did not use ham, because I served the salad with grilled chicken tenders and a French baguette. I added chopped green and red pepper and slivered carrots. Also used tri-color multi-grain macaroni…Gorgeous and delicious!!!
Added a packet of ranch seasoning dressing powder. Used marble jack shredded cheese. Substituted white wine vinegar.
Delicious. I added cubed cheese and left out ham for nice summer side dish
This was very good. I used ham off the bone instead of deli ham which is in each of the pictures. I took a frozen ham bone that had a lot of meat on it and tossed it in the slow cooker for a few hours without additional liquid to defrost it and soften the meat. I used shredded extra sharp cheddar because that’s what I had. It tasted so good I added the other half of the package. I used a vidalia onion rather than dried because, well, as long as you’ve got it, why not use fresh? And I used pickle juice rather than white wine vinegar because I was getting ready to throw out the jar. If I hadn’t used pickle juice, I’d probably chop up a couple of pickles to toss in there too. Tastes…just like a ham and cheese sandwich. A good one at that.
Very good. I wanted a little bolder flavor so I made a couple changes. I used a box and a half of noodles, *eliminated the ham,(we were having chicken for dinner) *substituted sesame oil for olive oil, 1/2c. *added a 3 stocks of celery, *used one med. onion instead of flakes, *and halved the vinegar. 1/4c. I made all the veggies at one time in the food processor (slice cucumbers, and celery then grated onion) then put in big bowl with the noodles. Then mixed rest of ingredients in another run through the processor (blades this time) and then in the bowl. *Mix well in big bowl and it was awesome. If you are not a fan of sesame then this is not the changes you want to make.:)
This was my first time ever making macaroni salad. I did exactly as written but added some Old Bay Seasoning like another viewer. (didn’t have onion on hand either) It turned out pretty good. Thanks!
This macoroni salad is to die for! It was a huge it at a recent bbq I hosted. I give it a 4 out 5 only because it does seem to dry out a good bit, however the flavor remains delicious!
by far the best macaroni salad. not too many ingredients and very flavorful. get rave reviews whenever I take to gatherings.
I didn’t care for this at all. Normally I love macaroni salad, but this wasn’t a winner for me.
I was expecting more flavor given the ingredients.
It was delicious! I used a can of corn instead of cucumbers and it’s much sweeter and yummy!!
Sorry, but I have to agree with those who have said this was bland, and also dry. The only thing I changed was that I grew up with Miracle Whip being “mayo,” but that actually should have given it more of a kick and did not. Once it was chilled, all I tasted was a vague vinegar taste and nothing else, except the ham when it happened to be in that bite. Interesting that someone said the cucumber ‘makes it’ when I couldn’t even taste them.
This is one of the best macaroni salads I have ever tasted. I did though cut half the amount of vinegar in it and it turned out delicious. Loved the cucumbers in it!! Will be using this recipe for my salad from now on.
I made this macaroni salad for a family get together. I have never made mac salad before so I used your recipe. It was a huge hit! Thank you so much! I used 2 16 oz. pkgs. of mac for 23 people and there was hardly any left. Again, thanks! Sincerely, Tammy G. I would like to add that if you want to change anything about the recipe then it’s not the same recipe and maybe you should submit your own that people can use.
I made this salad for a family get together and everyone loved it. I added celery and fresh red onion to the salad (instead of dried onion) and it tasted great. I also used a little more than 1 cup of cucumber. I substituted red wine vinegar for the white wine vinegar. I also followed the recommendations of one of the reviewers and whisked the vinegar, oil and mayonaisse together. The cheese and the ham really added an extra layer of flavor to the salad.
Simple to make and great taste! Muy Rico~ Thank you from Mazatlan, Mexico