Basic Macaroni Salad

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   Mix all ingredients, cover, and chill several hours; taste for salt and adjust.

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   Serve garnished with tomato wedges and quartered hard-cooked egg.

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   VARIATIONS

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   Cheese-Macaroni Salad: Prepare as directed but add 1 cup diced sharp Cheddar, Swiss, or Gruyere cheese and use 1/2 cup each mayonnaise and Roquefort or blue cheese dressing.

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   Per serving: 725 C, 55 mg en.

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   1,250 mg S*

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   Macaroni and Meat, Chicken or Shellfish Salad: Prepare as directed but add 3 cups cubed cooked ham, tongue, chicken, turkey, or shellfish and an extra 1/3 cup mayonnaise or 1/4 cup French dressing.

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   Serve as an entree.

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   Per serving (with ham): 630 C, 70 mg en.

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    1,955 mg S*

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    Per serving(with chicken): 635 C, 90 mg CH, 935 mg S*

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    Per serving (with shellfish): 570 C, 90 mg CH, 1,025 mg S

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    Deli Salad: Mix 2 cups Basic Macaroni Salad with 2-2 1/2 cups mixed cubed salami, bologna, corned beef, ham, tongue, luncheon meat, or chicken rollwhatever combination pleases you; chill well and serve as an entree.

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    Per serving (with bologna): 425 C, 40 mg CR, 1,020 mg S*

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    Per serving (with chicken roll): 350 C, 40 mg CR, 815 mg S*

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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