Dill pickle macaroni salad
Serves: 6-8
Prep time: 15 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Ant Duncan
Dill pickle macaroni salad
Adding the juice from a jar of pickles to the creamy mayo dressing is the secret to this low-cost, must-have side
Serves: 6-8
Prep time: 15 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (serving (1 of 6))
Calories
270Kcal
Fat
13gr
Saturates
1gr
Carbs
31gr
Sugars
4gr
Fibre
4gr
Protein
7gr
Salt
1.5gr
Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
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Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
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Ingredients
- 250g high-fibre macaroni*
- 3 gherkins, plus 75ml-100ml of the pickling juice
- 250g light mayonnaise*
- 3 spring onions
- 1⁄2 x 20g pack fresh dill
Step by step
- Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until it’s tender but still with a bit of bite to it. Drain and rinse briefly in cold water to remove excess starch, then return to the pan – the pasta should still be warm. Mix in 75ml of the pickling juice from the gherkin jar, followed by the mayonnaise. The dressing will look quite liquid at this point, but will get absorbed by the pasta as it cools.
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Finely chop the gherkins, spring onions and dill. Reserve a little of each to garnish then mix the rest into the dressed macaroni. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding a bit more pickle liquid if needed. Transfer to a serving bowl and scatter with the reserved dill, gherkins and spring onion. Cover until ready to serve.
*Use gluten-free pasta, and dairy-free mayonnaise, if required.
