Pasta
Yankee Salad
Likely a cold pasta salad with classic American ingredients like elbow noodles, mayonnaise, and vegetables. A picnic staple.
24 min
Prep Time
34 min
Cook Time
Medium
Level
12
Servings
Likely a cold pasta salad with classic American ingredients like elbow noodles, mayonnaise, and vegetables. A picnic staple.
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package uncooked orzo pasta
- 3/4 cup white sugar 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 (20 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved
- 1 cup mandarin orange segments, drained and chopped
- 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and chopped 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
Method
- In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta until al dente, rinse under cold water and drain.
- In a sauce pan, combine the sugar, eggs, flour, salt, pineapple juice and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and cool.
- Toss together the pasta and cooked pineapple juice mixture. Refrigerate overnight.
- Break up chilled pasta with a spoon and mix in pineapple, mandarin oranges and cherries. Fold in thawed whipped topping, chill and serve.
