No Mayo Kids Favourite Macaroni Peanut Salad

Macaroni Peanut Salad is not only healthy but so tasty that you and your kids would love to have it anytime.

Salad is the only dish that can be served as an appetizer, main course, or a side dish with lunch or dinner meal. It has become a part of a daily routine diet for most of us. Colorful, refreshing, crisp, and delicious seasoning salads are perfect to enjoy every day.

We all make salads. Isn't it? But what can be a better option than making a healthy one?

Even kids enjoy making them in their non-fire cooking activity classes.

The nutritional value of salads is as varied as its ingredients that we choose for putting in them. Salad veggies, fruits, paneer, tofu, seasonings add different sources of minerals, vitamins, and protein to each salad.

Macaroni peanut salad is a simple delicious option with all the health benefits of Macroni and Peanuts. The best part of this recipe is its creamy texture but without using any mayo. Kids will love it as they will feel mayo taste but moms would be happy to feel that they're having a healthy way of it.

No need to rush to market for anything as this recipe can be made quickly with all easily available home ingredients. You just need love and a recipe to prepare which is right here 😊

Also read: Exhilarating Vegetarian Delicious Broccoli Apple Salad

Overview

Preparation time: 10 mins    Cooking time: 10 mins    Course: Salad    Serve: 4

Ingredient

For Salad

• Small macaroni- 200 gm ( 1 and 1/2 cup)

• Roasted peanuts with red skin- 2 tablespoon

• Small Diced Cucumber-1

• Torn parsley or mint leaves- 1 tablespoon

For Italian Dressing

• Salad oil/virgin olive oil/ regular cooking oil- 1/4 cup

• Lemon juice-1 teaspoon

• Vinegar- 1/2 teaspoon

• Garlic cloves- 3/4 flakes

• Roughly chopped onion-1

• Salt- 1/2 tablespoon

• Sugar-1/2 tablespoon

• Red chili powder-1 teaspoon

• Oregano- 1 teaspoon

• Bayleaf- 1

• Mustard powder (optional)- 1teaspoon

Preparation process

Step- 1

In a wide pan, Boil 5-6 cups of water. Add 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon cooking oil. Add Macaroni and cook for 8-10 minutes. Keep stirring continuously till they increase their size and turn soft. Turn off the flame.

Step- 2

Strain the water and run cold water over boiled Macaroni to prevent it from sticking.

Step- 3

In the meantime of boiling macaroni, let's prepare its dressing-

Take a blender or grinder, add all the Italian dressing ingredients (as mentioned ⬆️). 

Step- 4

Blend them generously for 2-3 minutes till it becomes thick and creamy. Chill for 5 minutes in the refrigerator.

Note: The dressing can be kept in an airtight jar in the refrigerator for a week. Stir well before using. It's a multipurpose dressing and can be relished as a dip or bread spread.

Step- 5

Mix cucumber, macaroni, and peanuts together in a mixing bowl.

Step- 6

Pour the Italian chilled dressing and mix nicely and softly.

Final serve

Garnish chilled "Macaroni Peanut Salad" with Parsley or Mint leaves before serving.