Aunt Alice's Macaroni Salad

Rita Brosseau Piermarini and Alice Brosseau Murphy*

Aunt Alice's Macaroni Salad

My mother’s sister,  Alice Brosseau Murphy,  made the best macaroni salad.  Her original recipe calls for salad oil and vinegar (I don’t use these in mine).  Try it both ways to see which you prefer.  Honestly, I’ve never had a better macaroni salad….

Ingredients

1 lb. of elbow macaroni, cooked

1 small onion, grated or cut fine

2 tomatoes, chopped (I use those miniature plum tomatoes instead)

1 can of shrimp, rinsed

1 cup of mayonnaise

1 clove of garlic, grated or 1 tsp. of garlic powder

2 raw carrots, grated

2 bell peppers, chopped

1 tbl. salad oil

1 tsp. of vinegar

Cook macaroni the night before, rinse well and add the oil and vinegar  (I use extra virgin olive oil).  The next day, toss the ingredients and refrigerate until serving.

*This picture was probably taken when the two sisters sang for the USO.  They were very popular.