Name: Japanese Macaroni Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the Macaroni:; 4 oz uncooked elbow macaroni (or use penne, farfalle, fusilli, or spaghetti); 1 Tbsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for boiling the macaroni); 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned) (I used Mizkan Natural Rice Vinegar); 1 tsp sugar; For the Salad:; 1 large egg (50 g each w/o shell) (you can use 2 eggs for a more prominent egg taste); ½ onion (3.5 oz, 100 g); 2 Persian cucumbers (or 1 Japanese cucumber); 1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for the onion and cucumber); 4 slices ham (3.5 oz, 100 g; or substitute canned tuna, shredded cooked chicken, or corn); For the Dressing:; 4 Tbsp Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise (you can make my Homemade Japanese Mayonnaise; or see below to substitute American mayonnaise, rice vinegar, and sugar); ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Ingredients

(Servings: 4)

4 oz uncooked elbow macaroni (or use penne, farfalle, fusilli, or spaghetti)

1 Tbsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for boiling the macaroni)

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned) (I used Mizkan Natural Rice Vinegar)

1 tsp sugar

1 large egg (50 g each w/o shell) (you can use 2 eggs for a more prominent egg taste)

½ onion (3.5 oz, 100 g)

2 Persian cucumbers (or 1 Japanese cucumber)

1 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt (for the onion and cucumber)

4 slices ham (3.5 oz, 100 g; or substitute canned tuna, shredded cooked chicken, or corn)

4 Tbsp Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise (you can make my Homemade Japanese Mayonnaise; or see below to substitute American mayonnaise, rice vinegar, and sugar)

¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

Japanese Macaroni Salad

Ingredients

For The Macaroni

For The Salad

For The Dressing

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Nutrition Facts

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Japanese Macaroni Salad

Ingredients

For The Macaroni

For The Salad

For The Dressing

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 4 is assumed for the total recipe.

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Nutrition Facts