An easy last minute side dish recipe for all your cookouts, bbqs, and potlucks! This Simple Summer Corn Macaroni Salad is gluten-free, vegan, top 8 allergy-free, and can be made in just 10 minutes! Seven ingredients are all you need for this family-friendly pasta salad!
Summer is all about pasta salads, potato salads, and coleslaws. Of course we all love the grilled main events, but the cold delicious side dishes tend to steal the most room on the paper plate! Macaroni salads are no exception, especially when they are super simple and easy, with a dose of health. This gluten-free and vegan macaroni salad includes summer sweet corn, crunchy celery, fresh dill, and a perfect dose of vegan mayo!
I was craving a new pasta salad recipe (every summer season requires a new one…or two) and I also wanted some corn; well, this is what came out of that! I’m always surprised when I open a new jar of vegan mayo (I use Trader Joe’s brand), and it smells like the “real deal”. I have to question it, look at the ingredients again, and make sure I didn’t pick up the wrong thing! Nope! It’s just that “faux-real”.
A good macaroni salad should be simple, not heavy, and have a mix of textures. Keeping things super simple, the three major players here are our gluten-free macaroni noodles, celery, and corn. Everything is highlighted by fresh dill (which I love), a shallot, a pinch of black pepper, and of course the vinegary, creamy, egg-free, soy-free, mayo! Not going to lie though, if you don’t feel like buying fresh corn, this is my “fresh cut” standby.
I know a good pasta salad (macaroni salad) when I see one and this summer corn macaroni salad is going to steal the pasta salad show at your next cookout, bbq, potluck, or whatever you call your summer outdoor gatherings! A picnic, perhaps? Picnics require macaroni salads (at least I think). I’ve only ever had an “indoor” picnic as a kid (since who doesn’t love sitting on the living room floor eating finger foods?) Indoor is just as good as outdoor, right? I mean, the food is all that matters, eh?
Simple Summer Corn Macaroni Salad
Simple Summer Corn Macaroni Salad (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Allergy-Free)
An easy last minute side dish recipe for all your cookouts, bbqs, and potlucks! This Simple Summer Corn Macaroni Salad is gluten-free, vegan, top 8 allergy-free, and can be made in just 10 minutes! Seven ingredients are all you need for this family-friendly pasta salad!
- Prep Time: 2 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 4-6 1x
- Category: Side
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 8 oz Gluten-Free Macaroni Noodles (cooked al dente, according to box directions)
- 1 1/2 Cups Sweet Yellow Corn
- 1 Cup Chopped Celery
- 1/2 Cup Vegan Soy-Free Mayo
- 2 TB Minced Shallots
- 1 TB Chopped Fresh Dill
- 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Cook macaroni according to directions (about 7-8 minutes), drain, and add back to pot.
- Add in the rest of the ingredients to the cooked macaroni and mix well to coast and combine.
- Refrigerate to serve chilled.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
Easy, summery yellows, and pops of good-for-you greens! Healthy macaroni salads are kinda my thing and they should be THE thing at your gluten-free (or ANY) summer potlucks as well! Indoor picnics too…I’ll invite you over and we’ll have a gluten-free summer indoor picnic bash (never have to worry about the weather that way!) I’ll bring the corn macaroni salad and you can bring some dessert?
So tell me:
+ What’s your favorite easy go-to summer side dish?
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Donna @ Modern on Monticello
This looks delicious and I’m sure it is great on a hot summer day. Pinned for later.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks! Hope you enjoy.
adriana
This looks SO good! What a great recipe, I need to try this out!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Sure do!
Audrey
Wow this looks AMAZING! I love the fact this fits most diets. Great to bring to potluck picnics this summer!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yup! Everyone can enjoy a scoop!
neil@neilshealthymeals.com
You just can’t beat a good macaroni salad at a BBQ can you Rebecca? I love the adding of the corn here as an additional “crunch” to the salad! Lovely and simple to make!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yea! Yummy summer texture 🙂
Emily
This looks like such a good recipe to pair with a summer cookout or picnic!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yup, that’s what it’s for!
Grace
I love macaroni salad. This looks so delicious!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
This is a nice light version to add to the rotation!
Leigh Suznovich
Oh man, summer corn is the best! Never put it in macaroni salad before and I need to now :-).
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Combining two of the greats!
Tiffany of Rattles and Pearls
This looks so yummy!! It definitely made me hungry.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Well I’m glad! Go make some!
Sarah
What a great recipe! I pinned it for later!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks! Enjoy!
Amanda Martin
Makes me want to grill out for dinner – this would pair perfectly with some grilled chicken!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You know! A perfect summer meal!
Ashley
This looks for fabulous and refreshing! Perfect for a summer gathering!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
A great light side dish for sure!
Kelsie Corbett
YUMMY! This sounds so good! I don’t mind the vegan mayo either!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
If you’re not vegan and soy-free, you can use whatever!
cait
this looks delicious! i def need to make this for dinner one night!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You mean as a summer side dish for a cookout, I assume.
Andrea
Yummy recipe!! Thank you for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Wow, thanks for your thoughtful comment.