BLT Pasta Salad

BLT Pasta Salad is a flavorful Salad consisting of peppery arugula, corkscrew pasta, thick crisp bacon, sweet, delicious organic yellow cocktail tomatoes, and tiny grape tomatoes, with red onion and a cool ranch dressing that will absolutely amaze your taste buds.

Springtime is a wonderful time to start digging into our salad greens and showing off our salad creativity. I happened to be in Wholefoods Market a few years back and bought their version of BLT Pasta Salad, I have to tell you I was hooked line and sinker. I decided I was making this salad–even better.

We all know, I love Ranch Dressing and of course. I adore BLT Sandwiches, so this salad would be perfect for my family picnics, work pot-luck, you name it I was owning this salad and making it mine ASAP

When I got home that day I decided I would really like the BLT Pasta Salad so much better if I cut out the Romaine lettuce out, switched out the heirloom red tomatoes for tiny grape tomatoes and sweet yellow cocktail tomatoes to start… I wasn’t sure I wanted to delve into recreating the dressing, after all, I make one mean Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing why not put it to good use?

What you will need to make the BLT Pasta Salad

• 8 ounces of a pound of  corkscrew pasta, al dente
• 8 ounces of thick sliced deli-style bacon, cooked until crisp and chopped
• 1 Buttermilk Ranch Recipe
• 4 lightly packed cups of organic arugula
• 8 yellow organic cocktail tomatoes halved
• 1 cup of organic grape tomatoes
• 1/2 red salad onion diced
• A pinch of kosher salt
• freshly ground pepper

BLT PASTA SALAD

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BLT Pasta Salad is a wonderful Salad consisting of peppery arugula, corkscrew pasta, thick crisp bacon, sweet, delicious organic yellow cocktail tomatoes, and tiny grape tomatoes, with red onion and a cool ranch dressing

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 12 mins

Chill 1 hr

Total Time 27 mins

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 8 People

Calories 210 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 8 ounces of a pound of corkscrew pasta al dente
• 8 ounces of thick sliced deli-style bacon cooked until crisp and chopped
• 1 Buttermilk Ranch Recipe
• 4 lightly packed cups of organic arugula
• 8 yellow organic cocktail tomatoes halved
• 1 cup of organic grape tomatoes
• 1/2 red salad onion diced
• A pinch of kosher salt
• freshly ground pepper

Instructions

 

• Follow the directions on the back of pasta package, using the al dente method. Once the pasta is done the cooking, drain and rinse the pasta in cold water.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon until crisp, one cool to the touch chop bacon and reserve.
• Be sure all produce has been properly cleaned.
• Slice yellow cocktail tomatoes in halves, dice the red salad onion.
• Place drained pasta in a large bowl, add Buttermilk Ranch Dressing a little at a time- about 2/3 of a cup or to your taste. Toss the pasta to coat evenly. Add arugula, tomatoes, the diced red onion, a pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper. Toss salad thoroughly to combine.
• Serve immediately with extra dressing on the side.

Nutrition

Serving: 01Calories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 0gProtein: 0gFat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgPotassium: 0mgFiber: 0gSugar: 0gVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg

Keyword bacon, lettuce, pasta, Ranch, tomato

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