Macaroni Picnic Salad |Culinary K

June 19, 2015 By Captain Maiel

Earlier this week, I gave you my recipe for easy potato salad. Today, I’m going to share my recipe for an easy Macaroni Picnic Salad. This is another staple of the summer table. Everyone has their own take on it, but this is the one that my mother has always made, and the one that I make, and it’s pretty popular with party goers and our family.

What you will need:

Box of spiral noodles (your pick), Mayonnaise (Hellman’s again), can of white albacore (dolphin safe) tuna in water — or those tiny shrimp in a can, celery, onion, green peas (fresh or frozen) salt and pepper.

1 Box of Spiral Noodles
2 – 3 Cups of Mayonnaise
1 Can of White Albacore Tuna (Or shrimp) water pack
1 Cup of green peas
1/2 Cup finely chopped onion
1/2 Cup chopped celery
Cracked Pepper and salt to taste

Boil all the spiral noodles in the box until tender. Drain and place in a bowl (they should not be wet). Boil your peas as you would for serving them as a side dish. Drain them and then place with noodles.

Drain the tuna (I squeeze it in the can until all the water is out of it. Use a fork to separate the pieces in bits, as if you were making Tuna Salad. Or: drain baby shrimp. Add to the bowl.

Combine celery and onion in the bowl with the mayonnaise. Add Salt and Pepper and mix.

Set aside in the refrigerator to cool. The noodles will soak up that mayonnaise, so you may need an additional 1/2 cup. Serve and enjoy.

About Captain Maiel

Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, K has enjoyed more than twenty years professionally writing. K attended Morrisville State College, majoring in Biology, and then continued with English and History at the University at Albany, where she gained her Bachelor’s Degree. While attending UA, K interned with the 13th Moon Feminist Literary Magazine, bridging her interests in social movements and art. Topics of K's writing often include gender and racial disparities, and trauma. In 2014, K graduated from Empire State College (SUNY) with a Masters in Liberal Studies: screenwriting (Film Studies), the politics of film, and adaptations. During her gradute work, K was the recipient of the Foner Fellowship in Arts and Social Justice, a full scholarship.
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Published novels by K include the Civil War drama Blue Honor, the Second World War spy thriller OP-DEC:Operation Deceit, and the controversial dark fantasy, paranormal series The Trailokya Trilogy. In addition to writing novels, K does screenwriting: 8 Days in Ireland and the adaptations of her current novels. A sequel to her second novel, OP-DEC, is in the research phase, while the screen adaptation is being considered for production by film companies.
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In 2015, K. Williams became an official member of International Thriller Writers, but her greatest accomplishment thus far was becoming a mother in 2017. K continues to produce commentary and art pieces on The Blue Honor Blog, publishing twice weekly. A devoted dog mom, K created Shagbottom Theater in which her dogs star as well known literary and stage personas. K is also a visual artist, producing the ZoDuck Cartoon, painting and sketching--digitally or traditionally, as well as an accomplished Photographer. Click here to see more! Whether it's cooking, IVF and Parenting, learning a foreign language, history or dogs, you'll find something to enjoy and for which to come back.
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Excerpts of K's unedited, rough drafts and other scraps of writing can be found at: KWilliamsAuthor on deviantArt.com. You can also sample her books on Wattpad.