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 OK. Trust me. This vegan macaroni salad was beyond delicious. Truth be told it was inspired by The Pioneer Women macaroni salad recipe, but I made it lighter, lower calorie and 100% vegan! But I got to hand it to that women, the combination of the pickles, black olives, and roasted red pepper is outstanding and creative. So thanks for the inspiration.

Sorry I didn’t get this recipe out before the weekend, but it should come in handy for all your fun summer activities that include chowing down.

I had a very busy Memorial Day Weekend, but amidst all the fun, I always tried to remember the reason we were celebrating.

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Now on to food. I served this crazy delicious vegan macaroni salad  with my no-beef jalapeño burgers, corn on the cob and my vegan caesar salad. Everyone loved the vegan menu. Those no-beef burgers have a lot of ingredients, but they are special, and not your run-of-the mill veggie burger. So you might want to try them someday for some special occasion.

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Vegan Macaroni Salad with Olives, Pickles and Red Peppers

Vegan Macaroni Salad

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

Creamy, tangy and popping with flavor, this is the best macaroni salad I have ever tasted and nobody will know it’s vegan.

Author: Ordinary Vegan

Recipe type: side dish

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 4 cups dry Elbow Macaroni (uncooked)
• ½ cup Vegan mayonnaise
• 1 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
• ¼ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
• 3 teaspoons maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of pickle juice
• 3 roasted red peppers, chopped (3/4 cup or more)
• ½ cup chopped black olives (or more)
• 6 sweet pickled slices, diced (3/4 cup or more)
• 3 green onions, sliced

Instructions

1. Cook the macaroni according to directions and rinse. Put in a large bowl and set aside.
2. Whisk together the vegan mayonnaise, non-dairy milk, maple syrup, salt, pepper and pickle juice. Taste and adjust seasoning.
3. Toss the macaroni with the mayonnaise mixture.
4. Stir in the red pepper, olives, and pickles.
5. Chill for a couple of ours before serving. Taste and add another tablespoon of pickle juice if you desire. Top with the sliced green onions.

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