Here's a couple of links for you

http://www.mayo.com/recipeDisplayMRS...2211&Version=1

http://www.mayo.com/recipeDisplayMRS...3137&Version=1

Macaroni, Best Foods mayonnaise, a can of American style black olives (chopped), several sweet pickles (chopped), a small jar of diced pimento, and about 2 Tblsp. minced onion. I agree with offlady -- don't skimp on the mayonnaise.

This isn't sophisticated and it sure isn't health food, but it is comforting. We make it once a year...

Yep, it sounds like your missing the vinegar. I use corkscrew pasta, onion, celery, green pepper, hard boiled egg, pepper, salt, vinegar, pinch of sugar, lots of mayo. It tastes even better the next day! My husband loves this stuff.

go to deli. by mac salad.

gomiki, she'd boil the macaroni from the Kraft package, strain it, then add the cheese package (before the days of the liquid cheese) and add the other ingredients.
Mayo AND cheese? Welcome to the midwest -- land of the multi carbs and fats.

That recipe once came from a box of the Kraft Mac and Cheese, by the way. Called "Seacoast Salad" I think.

Thanks for the great replies. I guess I forgot when I posted in the Hawaii forum that it was also posted to the general US forum. I should have included in the title that I was looking for a Hawaiian style Mac sald found on every plate lunch. Sorry, my mistake.

jim...It appears it was well received..I must add that between this thread and the chicken thread I have come to a decision I was hoping to avoid.While in Dallas, I love to endulge a visit to the South Dallas Cafe, a truly soulful excursion.And true endulgence! However, I will have to pay the piper, so to speak with a 2 hour workout on Friday following tomorrow's expedition to the SDC...And my personal trainer in Dallas is most unforgiving....Maybe I should avoid the food threads??nahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

I have no idea what makes some plate lunch mac salads taste so good and why others do not - since they all pretty much look the same.

Typical plate lunch mac salad looks like it contains only the macaroni, mayo, salt and pepper. Sometimes I see finely grated carrot. Sometimes I don't see - but taste grated onion. Once I had some mac salad that had really finely chopped hard boiled egg in it.

Neo, thanks for the info. I'm from the midwest too but never had that!

Jim, there is no Hawaii Forum -- Only US Forum. Selecting Hawaii is only for the search.

This is how we always make our Hawaiian-style mac salad:

Cooked macaroni (either elbows or small shells)

cooked diced potato

diced hard boiled eggs

LOTS of Best Foods (has to be!) Mayo

shred one carrot

mustard, salt & pepper

Stir it up, chill awhile and enjoy!

Here's what I like. Doesn't taste like any store mac salad. Macaroni, mayo, onion, celery, tuna, and cucumber. Salt and pepper to taste. My husband loves this, kids hate it. Ces't la vie.

The mac salad on Hawaii plate lunches don't normally contain vinegar or mustard. Either short macaroni or elbow macaroni and whole lot of mayo. A little salt and pepper. Usually a little bit of grated carrots just for color but not always. Some places might add diced potato and minced Maui onion. If you go to local home cooked family potlucks, the Hawaiian mac salad might also have tuna, peas, chopped boiled egg, and pickle relish. Still, no vinegar (aside from the relish) and no mustard but a lot of mayo. If the party is extra special, they will splurge and substitute tuna with crabmeat! Known to cause ptomaine when it's been sitting out too long on hot muggy days!

this is my DH recipe and I love it very very much......

elbow or rotini noodles
chopped ham
diced red onion
diced celery
diced carrots
mayo
salt
pepper
paprika
chopped boiled egg


quantity of each to taste

I have a couple of mayo-haters in my family so I often use bottled ranch dressing instead.