Japanese style macaroni salad with ham (Simple)
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb elbow pasta
- 1 carrot
- 1 large japanese cucumber
- red onion
- 3 slices ham
For the sauce:
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tbsp ketchup ((use sugar if you don’t like/have ketchup))
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise ((I use the Kewpie brand))
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- cracked pepper
Instructions
For the pasta:
- In a pot, put in water and a small amount of salt.
- Bring them to a boil.
- Add in the 1lb elbow macaroni.
- Stir occasionally so the pasta cooks evenly.
- When pasta is cooked, drain, dry, and cool.
Preparing the vegetables:
- Chop up the red onion into little pieces. Just a little bit over a cup of chopped red onion.
- Thinly cut the carrots and cucumbers into half-moon slices.
- Put all the sliced vegetables in a bowl.
- Add in about ¼ to ½ teaspoon of salt.
- Mix and set aside
Preparing the sauce:
- Mix in all the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl.
- Set aside.
Preparing the salad:
- Drain the vegetables of water
- In a large bowl or pot, add in the vegetables, sliced ham, and pasta.
- Add in the sauce, and mix everything together evenly.
- Optional: add some white pepper and/or lemon juice for more flavor.
- Put in the refrigerator if you want to serve it cold, or eat right away and enjoy!