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easy macaroni salad recipe with veggies, pickles and a yogurt-mayo dressing
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Turkish Pasta Salad - Makarna Salatasi

An easy cold pasta salad with vegetables, pickles, fresh dill and a yogurt&mayo dressing.
Yields: 6 people
PREP 10 minutes
COOK 10 minutes
TOTAL 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS
  

  • 1 pound elbow macaroni
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup carrots diced
  • ½ cup potatoes diced
  • ½ cup frozen peas
  • ½ cup fresh dill chopped
  • ¼ cup dill pickles chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup greek yogurt thinned with water (see the note below)
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Cook elbow macaroni according to package instructions. Drain and rinse immediately under cold water. Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over it and stir gently so that they don’t stick one another when you are preparing the other ingredients.
  • Meanwhile, bring a small pot of water to boil and cook diced carrots and potatoes for 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Add in the frozen peas in the last 2 minutes. Rinse immediately under cold water and drain.
  • In a large bowl, put cooked macaroni and cooked vegetables, chopped fresh dill and dill pickles. Drizzle over 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add in salt, mayonnaise and yogurt. Toss until well combined.

NOTES

If the yogurt you are using is too thick, thin it out with 2-3 tablespoons water before adding it on your salad.

NUTRITION

Calories: 442kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 15gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 568mgPotassium: 417mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 4201IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Course Salad
Cuisine Turkish
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