Seafood Macaroni Salad Recipe

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This refreshing salad is always well received, especially in summer. My mother said the recipe just "evolved", because she kept adding ingredients until it tasted right. It really does have great flavor!

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Seafood Macaroni Salad Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

3 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (about 10 ounces)
6 ounces peeled and deveined cooked shrimp, rinsed and drained
1 can (6 ounces) crabmeat, drained and flaked
2 cups sliced celery
1/2 small onion, finely chopped
3 to 4 hard-cooked eggs, coarsely chopped
1 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish or finely chopped sweet pickles
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon paprika
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Cook macaroni in boiling salted water until tender; drain and cool. In a large bowl, combine macaroni, shrimp, crabmeat, celery, onion and eggs; set aside. In a small bowl, mix the mayonnaise, pickle relish, mustard, vinegar and paprika. Add to macaroni mixture; toss lightly. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 389 calories, 25 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 141 mg cholesterol, 371 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 15 g protein.

Originally published as Seafood Macaroni Salad in Reminisce Extra August 1993, p49