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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

BLT Pasta Salad

Those of you who know me know how much I love a salad, and how much I love pasta, so that makes pasta salad a favorite!  This recipe looked amazing.  Anything with bacon is amazing as far as I'm concerned.  I did change the recipe just a tad.  As you can see in the picture, the recipe calls for the lettuce to be mixed in with the pasta mixture.  I was afraid this would make the lettuce all soggy so I chose to serve the pasta salad on top of a bed of lettuce.  Turned out much better this way.





 
 
Ingredients

  • 12 ounce corkscrew shaped pasta
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 12 ounces lean bacon
  • 3 medium ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup mayo (i used 1/4 cup mayo and 1/4 cup greek yogurt)
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 4 tablespoons chopped chives
  • 5 heads Bibb lettuce, quartered, or 5 cups chopped romaine hearts

Directions

Cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water as the label directs. Drain and toss with the milk in a large bowl; set aside.

Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Discard all but 3 tablespoons drippings from the pan. Add the tomatoes, thyme and garlic to the pan and toss until warmed through; season with salt and pepper. Crumble the bacon into bite-size pieces; set aside 1/4 cup for garnish. Toss the remaining bacon and the tomato mixture with the pasta.

Mix the mayonnaise, sour cream and 3 tablespoons chives with the pasta until evenly combined. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon over beds of lettuce. Garnish with the reserved bacon and the remaining 1 tablespoon chives. Serve at room temperature.
 
 
 
 
 

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