Salmon Macaroni Salad

I distinctly remember the tall cans of dark pink salmon that used to be in our pantry when I was a kid. Although we could any day open a can of tuna or sardines and eat to our hearts composition without permission, the canned salmon was off limits. Although the excuse my dad gave was, “it’s special” (followed by “keep your hands off”), I think the real reason was that he loved the stuff and always wanted to manufacture certain there was a can or two in the pantry when he wanted it. Nothing lasted that faraway in

the pantry of a family with six kids.

One of my favorite things to do with canned salmon is to build a simple salmon macaroni salad with it, a riff off our family favorite tuna macaroni salad. You can choose to add sliced lettuce (iceberg works best) to the salad, but it works best as is, without lettuce, whether you are planning to bring it to a picnic or have it last for leftovers.

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