Sunday, July 05, 2020

dill pickle pasta salad

Summer is here and that means salads of all sorts. Mike is a big fan of a traditional macaroni salad and he has his favourite suppliers, so I tend to steer clear of the traditional route. This recipe had been popping up on facebook and pinterest so much I decided it had to be tried and why not, it has all the things I love.... pickles and cheese. I settled on this recipe over at Spend With Pennies. The first time I made it I followed the recipe to a "T" and this time I fussed around to our own tastes.



Ingredients
3 cups of dry macaroni pasta
3/4 cup sliced dill pickles
2/3 cup shredded cheese
3 tbsp finely diced onion
2 tbsp fresh dill
1/2 cup pickle juice

Dressing
2/3 cup mayo
1/3 cup sour cream
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
4 tbsp pickle juice
salt and pepper to taste

1. Boil pasta according to the directions on the package and rinse in cold water to stop the cooking process.
2. When the pasta is cool toss with 1/2 cup of pickle juice and allow to sit while you get the rest of the ingredients ready.
3. Mix the dressing ingredients together and set aside.
4. Slice the pickles, dice onion, shred the cheese. Drain the pickle juice from the bowl of pasta. Add the remaining ingredients and toss with the dressing. Chill for at least an hour before serving, but the longer it chills the better.

Personal Notes: I used macaroni, but you could easily use shell pasta or anything else that strikes your fancy. The first time around I diced the cheese, which Mike thought was too much, so this time I grated cheese. I used no garlic baby dills (because that is what I had on hand) and sliced them on the thinner side. I didn't have fresh dill, so I used dried and I skipped the cayenne pepper for a few shakes of original Frank's. I also subbed out the salt for Lawry's garlic salt.



This is already a summer time hit with two of the four of us. One of the remaining two doesn't like mayo, pickles or cold pasta and the other is on the fence, but maybe seems willing to try it? We'll see, I guess. Enjoy, friends!

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Wow! Thanks for sharing the tasty recipe about "dill pickle pasta salad". I always like it and also thanks that you've shared the method of preparation of this recipe. Keep it up dear!
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