Sonora Style Macaroni Salad Recipe from Pati's Mexican Table Season 9, Episode 4 Carne Asada con la Familia
Ingredients
- 1 pound uncooked macaroni noodles
- 1 cup fresh peas
- 1 8-ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup Mexican crema
- 2 tablespoons sauce from sweet chipotles in adobo
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 ounces thick cut ham
- 2-3 ears fresh corn, husked
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 2 ribs celery, diced
- 1/2 cup muenster cheese, or your favorite cheese, diced
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
To Prepare
- Bring salted water to a boil over high heat in a large pot. Add macaroni noodles and cook according to package instructions, adding in the peas in the last minute of cooking. Drain the macaroni and peas into a colander and rinse with cold water until cooled.
- Add the roasted peppers, mayonnaise, crema, chipotle sauce, yellow mustard, salt and pepper to a blender. Blend until very smooth. Pour the mixture into a large bowl, set aside.
- Heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Add the ham and corn to the grill and cook for 3-4 minutes, tossing and flipping occasionally, until the ham is browned on all sides and the corn starts to char. Remove the ham and corn from the grill. Chop the ham into 1/2-inch cubes and cut the corn from the cob. Transfer the corn and ham into the mayonnaise mixture. Add in the cooked macaroni and peas, along with the onion, celery, cheese and scallions. Toss everything together until coated. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
This is a winner! A new favorite. ¡Bien hecho! Pati
I don’t like mayonnaise what can I substitute it with????
Hi Rica, you may want to try cottage cheese, olive oil or maybe some avocado crema, good luck!
Hello Pati,
I have tried to find those sweet chipotles in adobo and have even looked for them in the brand you mentioned in comments below, the “La Costena” brand. But I can not find any that are specially marked as “sweet chipotles in adobo.” The only ones I find are marked in the usual way, as plain old “chipotles in adobo”, instead of labeled as a sweet kind. I searched almost everywhere else on internet I could think and could not find them.
Are the ones which you use in the recipe actually labeled as “sweet chipotles” on the packaging?
Thank you for your wonderful new season.
Just go ahead and use traditional chipotles in adobo Tom, this pasta salad will be equally delicious 😉
I will definitely be trying this, the ingredients are so interesting!!
Thanks so much Darren, hope you like it 🙂
Hi Pati,
This sounds really yummy, but I am wondering about the 2 Tablespoons of sauce from sweet chipotles in adobo. I have not had any luck finding sweet chipotles in adobo, can you recommend a brand. Thank you for all the great recipes, techniques and information you share, we have liked/enjoyed every recipe we tried.
Thanks so much for reaching out T. My favorite brand is La Costena, you can find it online 😉
Thank you for your reply and information. I actually have that brand on the list for my next mexgrocer order. Thank you again. Looking forward to the next cookbook. You are so awesome!
Where do you find sweet chipotles in adobo?
In Latin or Hispanic Markets Deborah, also you can try online from La Costena 😉
Now that looks good.
It is good Robert, hope you will give it a try 😉
This salad is simply delicious. The kids love it and I have used it in our family get togethers and everyone loves it. Thank you very much Pati!
As a vegetarian, what can I use instead of ham?
Just leave the ham out Anirudh, it will be equally delicious 😉