
*If you have kids/family that aren’t onion lovers, separate the salad mix into two bowls after the mayonnaise/milk mixture is added in the next step and only add onions to one bowl. Next, start mixing in all of the prepared ingredients – tuna, carrots, eggs, parsley, and onions*. Strain the pasta, add it to a large mixing bowl, and mix in apple cider vinegar to the hot pasta for a little bit of tangy. Peel and coarsely chop the eggs to add in later. For those that want a stronger onion flavor, skip the squeezing and add the finely chopped onion into the macaroni mix.īy the time all the prep is done, the pasta and eggs should be done cooking. I finely chop the onions, place it on a paper napkin, and gently pat out some of the juice. I tend to like the subtle taste of onions in my macaroni salad and use a little trick to avoid a strong onion taste. If you don’t care for onions, omit this step and leave the onions out. To start this salad, we need to prepare the pasta in salted water and boil some eggs. While the pasta and eggs are cooking, prep all the other ingredients for the salad – drain the tuna, shred the carrot, and chop the celery. Just know that you can adapt this recipe to please your own picker eaters too. Yes, this salad only lasted through one dinner, several snack bowls the next day, and lunch. Despite his complaint, the rest of my picker eaters managed to finish off this salad in less than 24 hours. I guess I can’t please everyone all of the time…*sigh*. Okay, I did receive some grief about the carrots not being shredded small enough for my pickiest son. Needless to say, I was worried about serving this loaded tuna salad to my kids, but guess what? I was able to split the base of the salad into two bowls and only added onions to one, which pleased everyone. Both boys don’t like onions and one doesn’t care for carrots, but will eat it if I can hide or shred it small enough. Then I have to deal with my two boys, who are extremely picky with food. He’s the type of guy that finds A-1 sauce “fancy”. My husband likes simple ingredients and eats everything plain. Sorry to call out my boys, but they are the most difficult to please. Normally, I don’t add any vegetables and only use tuna and egg in the salad because I have really picker eaters to please. Recently, I made my own Kalua pig plate lunch for my family and had the opportunity to get feedback on my Hawaiian Style Loaded Tuna Salad Recipe. This salad can be eaten as a tasty side or as a mid-day snack. This hearty macaroni salad is full of tuna, eggs, carrots, celery, and onions. Like my aunts, my Hawaiian Style Loaded Tuna Macaroni Salad recipe isn’t the typical plate lunch macaroni salad, but a pumped up version of salads that I’ve eaten at family gatherings. The salads are still great, but the ladies in my family always made it better by adding their own special twist to it. A normal plate lunch macaroni salad is pretty basic with little to no vegetables or tuna. ALWAYS.Ī macaroni salad (and rice) is not only a requirement on a plate lunch, it’s a “must have” at family gatherings too. Did you know that macaroni salad is a requirement when you’re eating a classic Hawaiian plate lunch? Seriously, if you’ve never had a classic plate lunch, it’s always served with two scoops of rice, macaroni salad, and meat. Serve immediately or chill.Love of the macaroni salad runs deep in Hawaii. Gently toss the pasta with a large spoon, being sure all the pasta is coated in the dressing.Add diced pickles, celery, celery leaves and tuna, being sure to break up the tuna into smaller pieces. In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, pickle juice, tarragon, salt and pepper.Add the spinach fettuccine and boil until cooked through and al dente, about 8 minutes. Using a small strainer, scoop out the cooked pasta and pour into a large mixing bowl, leaving the water in the pot.

Boil, stirring occasionally, until pasta is cooked through and al dente, about 10 minutes. Set a large pot of water to boil over high heat.Servings 8 Total Time 30 mins Category Pasta Salad Shells, spinach fettuccine and penne pasta. The recipes I found online for Souplantation tuna tarragon pasta called for three kinds of pasta.
