Lemon Macaroni Salad

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 lb. macaroni
• 3 stalks celery

  minced
• 3 large carrots

  minced
• 1/2 red onion

  minced
• 1/3 cup parsley

  minced
• 4 eggs

  hard boiled and diced
• 1 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 3-4 tablespoons milk
• juice of 2 lemons
• zest of 1/2 lemon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

  more to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

• 1 Cook macaroni, according to package directions, until al dente. Drain and rinse
  the pasta under cold water so that it stops cooking. Set aside.
• 2 Mince the celery, carrots, red onion, and parsley, then toss stir into the
  drained and cooled macaroni. Stir in the chopped, boiled eggs.
• 3 In a separate bowl combine the mayonnaise, milk, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt,
  pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Fold into the macaroni mixture.
• 4 Taste, and adjust seasonings as needed. Store covered, in the refrigerator. It
  tastes best after it has sat in the refrigerator for a bit, to let the flavors
  blend together.

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