Good day, dear hivers! It's @riona09 again, back with another blog! Lately, I'm very motivated to post updates here about my life. Now, I wanted to share another accomplishment I had earlier this day, and it was making a macaroni salad with a guidance from my mother. I'll try to explain everything I did so at the end of this blog, you'll get to try making your macaroni salad too and I'll be honored if I did help.
What is Macaroni Salad?
Macaroni salad is a classic comfort food in the Philippines. It is sweet, creamy and always present during fiestas, birthday and most importantly Noche Buena. But now, it wasn't fiesta, birthday or Noche Buena that we made it. It was again a random cravings of everyone here.
INGREDIENTS (without specific measurements)
For the pasta
- Elbow Macaroni
- Water (for boiling)
- Salt
For the salad - Fruit Cocktail
- Condensed Milk (Doreen)
- Angel kremdensada
- Nata de Coco
Step 1
Bring a large pot of water on a boil and add salt. Cook the elbow macaroni according to your desired chewiness. After cooking, drain it and transfer to another container. Set it aside and let it cool completely.
Step 2
Open the Fruit cocktail and drain all the liquids. After draining, put it in another large container. Next, open the Nata de Coco and drain all the liquids too. After draining, put it in the same container as the well-drained fruit cocktail and mix them until well combined.
Step 3
Now, it's time to add the creamy dressing. Open the Doreen condensed milk and pour it in the mixture of fruit cocktail and Nata de Coco. Next, open the Angel Kremdensada and pour it in the mixture. After combining everything, mix it thoroughly until well combined.
Step 4
For the last step, add the already cooked macaroni to the mixture and mix them again together until well combined. And there you have it, our creamy and delicious macaroni salad.
I never expected that it was this easy to make a macaroni salad that everyone ate during any occasions. Whether it's for the holidays or a simple weekend cravings, this recipe is truly delicious with a sense of familiarity and comforting taste of home.
That's it, dear hivers! I hope I can help you in making your macaroni salad in the future and I hope you learned something new today. Thank you for reading until the end. See you on my next blog!