Creole Macaroni Salad with Garlic Buttermilk Dressing

Name: Creole Macaroni Salad with Garlic Buttermilk Dressing
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb elbow macaroni, cooked; 1 lb Grape tomatoes, diced; 8 oz Sharp cheddar cheese, diced; 1/2 cup Celery, diced; 1/2 cup Onion, diced; 1/2 cup Green pepper, seeded and diced; 1/2 cup Stuffed green olives, sliced; 1 cup Mayonnaise; 4 clove Garlic, pressed; 1 tsp Fine sea salt; 1/2 cup Buttermilk; 1/2 tsp Black pepper; 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper

Wester @cook_3013371

My family loves this salad. It originated from a barbecue cookbook, I enhanced it to my liking. Don't be afraid to vary the olives, garlic, buttermilk, or cayenne. The combination works great together.

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Ingredients

30 mins

12 servings

Salad
1 lbelbow macaroni, cooked
1 lbGrape tomatoes, diced
8 ozSharp cheddar cheese, diced
1/2 cupCelery, diced
1/2 cupOnion, diced
1/2 cupGreen pepper, seeded and diced
1/2 cupStuffed green olives, sliced
Dressing
1 cupMayonnaise
4 cloveGarlic, pressed
1 tspFine sea salt
1/2 cupButtermilk
1/2 tspBlack pepper
1/2 tspCayenne pepper

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Steps

30 mins

1

To make the salad, in a large bowl, combine the salad ingredients and toss gently to blend.
2

To make the dressing, in a medium-sized non-reactive bowl, combine the dressing ingredients, blending with a wire whisk. Pour the dressing over the macaroni mixture and toss gently to coat everything well. Cover and chill for several hours before serving. Serve cold.