If you love both potato salad and macaroni salad, you can enjoy both with this salad. It's creamy and full of potato chunks, peas, scallions, onion and scallions.
3 lb. Russet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1 inch cubes
12 oz. dried macaroni pasta
1/2 c. shredded onion
1 large carrot, shredded
10 oz. bag frozen peas
1/2 c. chopped scallions or green onion
2 1/2 c. low-fat mayonnaise
1 c. sweet pickle relish with its juices
1 T. apple cider vinegar
1 t. yellow mustard
1 t. ground allspice
1/2 t. salt
black pepper, to taste
Scrub potatoes; cut potatoes into 1 inch cubes; place in a large stock pot; fill pot with cold water until it's 1 inch over top of the potatoes. Set pot over high heat; bring to a boil. Once boiling, add 1 T. salt; set timer to cook potatoes for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, stir in the macaroni pasta; continue boiling for 6-8 minutes, until the pasta is al dente.
Dressing:
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish with juices, apple cider vinegar, mustard, allspice, 1/2 t. salt and pepper, to taste; stir until smooth.
Use a grater to shred the onions and carrot.
Drain the potatoes and macaroni; place in a large salad bowl; add in onion, carrots, peas, and scallions. Pour dressing over the top; mix until well combined.
Cover potato and macaroni salad; refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
16 servings.
*If possible, make it in advance because it tastes even better on day 2. Keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
**This salad can be made with unpeeled new potatoes for a slightly different texture. Follow the instruction as is, leaving the potato skins on when chopping them.