How to Make an Apricot Salad

Apricots add a tangy taste to an ordinary macaroni salad. They also have a high amount of vitamin A and vitamin C. Apricot salad makes a different macaroni side dish or a nutritious snack. This recipe is inexpensive and easy to make. Read on to learn more.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Water
• 1 8-oz. package elbow macaroni
• Sauce pan
• Colander
• Medium bowl
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1/2 can sweet peas
• 1 20-oz. can pineapple chunks
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves
• 1 cup bread crumbs or crushed croûtons
• 1 small can black olives
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

1. Boil 2 cups of water in a sauce pan. Pour macaroni into boiling water and cook for 7 to 10 minutes or until the macaroni is soft, stirring occasionally.

2. Drain water from macaroni using a colander.

3. Allow macaroni to cool for 1 to 2 minutes. Pour the macaroni into medium-sized bowl.

4. Slice the bell pepper into small pieces and drain the juice from the peas and pineapple chunks.

5. Mix the macaroni, pineapple, bell pepper, peas, mayonnaise and the apricot preserves.

6. Stir the ingredients until combined.

7. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or aluminum foil and place it in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

8. Remove the apricot salad from the refrigerator and then garnish with the shredded cheddar cheese, bread crumbs and black olives.

Tips & Warnings

• This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.
• Serve apricot salad with ham, chicken or pork chops.
• This recipe can be refrigerated for up to 7 days.

Resources

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