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Home » Recipes » Salads & Starters » Easy creamy curried macaroni salad

Easy creamy curried macaroni salad

June 24, 2021 by Alida Ryder 23 Comments

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Macaroni salad is the perfect side dish for casual summer eating. This easy creamy curried macaroni salad recipe is a twist on an old classic.

Easy creamy curried macaroni salad

Ingredients

Full recipe with amounts can be found in the recipe card below. 

  • Macaroni. Use any short pasta shape of your choice.
  • Cucumber. 
  • Red bell pepper. 
  • Red onion.
  • Celery. Can be substituted with fennel.
  • Canned peaches. The sweetness of the peaches works incredibly well with the curried dressing.
  • Mayonnaise.
  • Condensed milk. The sweet, creaminess of the condensed milk is just delicious in this dressing. Try it, you won’t be disappointed!
  • Curry powder. Any fine spice mix will work. I like curry mixes with coriander, cumin, cardamom, turmeric, etc.
  • Turmeric. 
  • Cayenne pepper. 
  • Lemon juice.
  • Salt and pepper.

Curried macaroni salad with peppers, cucumber and peaches.

Can you freeze macaroni salad?

Any pasta salad really is best served on the day it is made or a day or two after. They generally don’t freeze well because their creamy dressings split once defrosted and pasta can become watery or mealy once frozen.

How long does macaroni salad last?

Depending on the ingredients (meat, boiled eggs, etc) it can last up to 5 days in the fridge, covered well. If you have meat or boiled eggs, it should be safe to eat for up to 3 days if kept chilled and covered.

Do you rinse macaroni for salad?

Rinsing pasta is usually a big no-no as the starch that clings to the pasta is what allows the sauce to cling to the pasta and is often used to emulsify the sauce. However, with pasta salad that isn’t such a big concern so rinsing is perfectly fine. It also helps to rinse cooked pasta for salad as the pasta will stick to each other less when rinsed.

Easy creamy curried macaroni salad

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Easy creamy curried macaroni salad

Macaroni salad is the perfect side dish for casual summer eating. This easy creamy curried macaroni salad recipe is a twist on an old classic.
4.45 from 25 votes
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Course: Easy Recipe, Macaroni salad, Pasta, Salad, Summer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Macaroni salad, Pasta salad, salad, Side dish
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 10 people
Calories: 250kcal
Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

  • 500 g/1lb macaroni cooked
  • 2 red bell peppers chopped
  • 1 cucumber peeled and seeded, chopped
  • 1 red onion finely chopped
  • 3 celery sticks finely chopped
  • 1 x 400g/14oz can peaches drained and chopped

for the dressing

  • 1½ cups mayonnaise
  • 4 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
  • 1-2 teaspoons curry powder to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • pinch of cayenne pepper optional
  • 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice to taste
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Combine the cooked macaroni with the remaining salad ingredients.
  • Stir together all the dressing ingredients.
  • Pour ¾ of the dressing over the salad and mix well. Reserve the rest of the dressing.
  • Place the macaroni salad in the fridge and allow to chill for an hour (alternatively, you can make this the day before. Cover with plastic wrap and chill.)
  • Just before serving, pour over the remaining dressing and mix well.
  • Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 320mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 892IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
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Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, Lunch, Pasta, Quick and Easy, Recipes, Salads & Starters, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: 4th of July, Barbecue, easy macaroni salad, easy recipe, easy salad, entertaining, grilling, Macaroni salad, noodle salad, Old school recipe, pasta salad, Retro pasta salad, Salad, side dish, Summer salad, vegetarian

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  1. Pinoy tv

    April 27, 2022 at 10:00 PM

    Interesting list of ingredients Alida, but this macaroni salad sounds absolutely delicious. I love the addition of the curry (my favorite!). I’ll need to included this one at our next BBQ!

    Reply
  2. Jeremy

    February 6, 2022 at 7:12 PM

    That salad looks delicious! It’s so hot in the U.K. at the moment so I’m definitely making it over the weekend.

    Reply
  3. marnie

    July 6, 2020 at 1:23 AM

    Can i use fresh peaches?

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 6, 2020 at 8:48 PM

      Absolutely!

      Reply
  4. Meagan

    September 4, 2019 at 11:49 AM

    Thanks for this great quick and easy recipe, I tried it on Sunday for my sons 16th birthday lunch. it was delicious and such a hit! And to save me time on the big day, I made it the night before. Perfect!

    Reply
  5. Schmidt

    July 22, 2018 at 7:05 PM

    I fixed this for our 4th of July get together, and it was a hit. I barely had enough leftover for my
    lunch the next day. Definitely a keeper!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 23, 2018 at 8:40 AM

      Oh yay, I am so happy to hear that!

      Reply
  6. María

    July 3, 2017 at 9:45 PM

    Looks amazing! Still I`m not convinced with the peaches (even when i love mango in salads).
    Thanks for this recipe 🙂

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 5, 2017 at 3:15 PM

      If you like mango in salad, I’m pretty sure you’ll love the peaches too. But mango would work great too! 🙂

      Reply
  7. 2pots2cook

    June 27, 2017 at 5:30 PM

    Simply delicious 🙂 Pinning ! Thank you for this beauty !

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      June 29, 2017 at 8:29 AM

      Thanks so much! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Cori @ Sweet Coralice

    June 24, 2017 at 5:16 AM

    Ditto. I love Macaroni Salad. Almost any of them to be honest. This one looks amazing and I will be saving to Pinterest for later ?

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      June 29, 2017 at 8:30 AM

      Thanks so much Cori!

      Reply
  9. Christi

    June 23, 2017 at 9:08 PM

    This salad looks so intresting. Adding it to my must-try list.

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      June 29, 2017 at 8:31 AM

      I hope you love it as much as I do!

      Reply
  10. Janette

    June 23, 2017 at 9:07 PM

    My mom also made a rice salad like that with tinned peaches and a curry mayo sauce. I love that you changed it to a macaroni salad because I can’t stand cold rice. Such a nice idea!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      June 29, 2017 at 8:31 AM

      So glad you like the idea of this salad Janette. I also prefer the macaroni, to be honest.

      Reply
  11. Camilla

    June 23, 2017 at 9:06 PM

    That salad looks delicious! It’s so hot in the U.K. at the moment so I’m definitely making it over the weekend.

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      June 29, 2017 at 8:32 AM

      Thanks Camilla! Hope you loved it.

      Reply
  12. Janet Perry

    June 23, 2017 at 7:47 PM

    This sounds fantastic, and just the way my husband will love it – thanks!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      June 29, 2017 at 8:32 AM

      Thanks Janet!

      Reply
  13. Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen

    June 23, 2017 at 7:39 PM

    Interesting list of ingredients Alida, but this macaroni salad sounds absolutely delicious. I love the addition of the curry (my favorite!). I’ll need to included this one at our next BBQ!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      June 29, 2017 at 8:32 AM

      Anything curried is my favorite too! 🙂

      Reply

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