Southern Macaroni Salad

Ingredients

• 16 oz elbow macaroni (or ditalini pasta)
• 1/2 sweet Vidalia onion (finely chopped, red onion can be used)
• 1 small red bell pepper (finely chopped)
• 3 celery stalks (finely chopped)
• 4 sweet gherkins (finely chopped, or use pickle relish)
• 2 - 4 hard-boiled eggs (finely chopped)
• 1 cup Miracle Whip (or mayonnaise)
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tbsp pickle juice
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 dash garlic salt
• 1 dash celery seed
• 1 pinch kosher salt
• 1 pinch black pepper