BLT Mac Salad

This pleasing pasta salad is like eating a BLT in a bowl. Chock-full of crispy crumbled bacon, chopped tomato, celery and green onion, the sensational salad is draped in a tangy mayonnaise and vinegar dressing. It's a real crowd-pleaser! -Norene Wright, Manilla, Indiana

Here's the pasta salad recipe that I took to Sewing today compliments of Taste of Home. For once, I made it precisely as the recipe told me to; didn't change nary a thing! To my way of thinking, it's a brilliant salad because it's a complete meal! You have your meat (bacon), starch (macaroni), and veggies! (tomatoes, onions, and celery!) I'm having a bowl of it for supper as I type! :) Make this refreshing salad for a cool, summer supper some evening....your family will love you forever! Except if they are like my man and despise celery. :(  

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Ingredients

• 2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
• 5 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 1-1/4 cups diced celery
• 1-1/4 cups mayonnaise
• 5 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled

Directions

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the macaroni, green onions, tomato and celery.
• In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour over macaroni mixture and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Just before serving, add bacon. Yield: 12 servings.