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!

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

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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