Best 7 Refreshing Summer Cold Tuna Macaroni Salad Recipes

COLD MACARONI AND TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes. Remove eggs from hot water, cool under cold running water, and peel.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and rinse under cold water.
• Put frozen peas into a colander and rinse with hot water; drain well.
• Place the macaroni and peas in a large bowl. Dice eggs and add to the bowl. Put the tuna in the bowl, flaking it apart.
• Stir mayonnaise into the mixture a little at a time, so the mixture is moist but not soggy. Sprinkle the salt and pepper and mix one last time. Cover and refrigerate for a least 1 hour or overnight.

COLD TUNA MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain.
• In a large bowl, combine the pasta, tomatoes, celery and tuna.
• Prepare the dressing by whisking together the mayonnaise, salad dressing, sugar and pepper. Add to pasta salad, mix together, and refrigerate for 1 hour.

REFRESHING SUMMER COLD TUNA MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Bring pot of salted water to a rapid boil. Add pasta to boiling water. Stir and let boil for 8-10 minutes. Remove Pasta from pot, drain well then rinse while in colander with cold water from your tap. After pasta is completely cooled, drain well and pour into large bowl.
• 2. While pasta is boiling, rough chop a large sweet onion.
• 3. Empty the contents of the sweet relish into bowl with pasta and stir. Add the chopped onion and mix into pasta mixture.
• 4. Open both cans of tuna and drain well. Empty the cans of tuna, breaking up the tuna as you do. Mix well into pasta mixture. Add the jar of Miracle Whip and mix completely with pasta, relish and onion.
• 5. Refrigerate the pasta salad until very cool. Before serving, stir again and add salt and pepper to taste. I like to use sea salt for the taste.
• 6. Hint: Sometimes the salad becomes dry (due to the pasta absorbing the liquid), so before serving if it is a little dry, add a small amount of milk to the pasta salad and mix well.

COLD MACARONI TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions, drain in colander and rinse with cold water.
• In a large bowl, place the macaroni and peas.
• Add the eggs and tuna; mix well.
• Mix together mayo, salt, and pepper.
• Add to tuna mixture a little at a time; mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or overnight.

TUNA-MACARONI SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni as directed on package, adding peas for last 4 to 6 minutes of cooking; rinse with cold water and drain.
• In large bowl, mix macaroni, peas and remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.

COLD TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to directions, drain.
• In large bowl add macaroni and remaining ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Refrigerate till chilled or cold,.
• As it sits in the refrigerater, the noodles "absorb" some of the mayonnaise and you might want to add alittle more before serving.

FRESH SUMMER PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. Drain; rinse with cold water and drain well. Transfer to a large bowl. Add carrots, peaches, tuna, celery, cucumber, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, salt and pepper. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 3 hours before serving.