BLT Pasta Salad Recipe
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BLT Pasta Salad Recipe
Description
This recipe starts with cooking and cooling rotini pasta, which provides a firm base for the salad. The pasta is combined in a large bowl with fresh romaine lettuce, juicy cherry tomato halves, crispy cooked bacon pieces, and finely chopped red onion to add sharpness.
The dressing is a creamy mix of ranch dressing, sour cream, mayonnaise, freshly squeezed lemon juice, minced garlic, salt, and black pepper. This dressing is whisked until smooth and added to the salad just before serving to maintain freshness and texture.
The salad offers a combination of textures and flavors: tender pasta, crunchy lettuce and onion, savory and crisp bacon, and a creamy, tangy dressing that binds the ingredients together. It suits lunch or potluck settings where a hearty pasta salad is welcome.
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- 6 oz rotini pasta about 2 cups, uncooked
- 4 cups romaine lettuce rinsed, chopped and spun-dry, or iceberg lettuce
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomato halved
- 8 oz Bacon baked or air-fried and chopped
- 1/3 cup red onion finely chopped
For the Dressing
- 1/4 cup ranch dressing
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 garlic minced, cloves
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ¼ tsp salt or to taste, fine sea salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper or to taste, ground
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions, drain the pasta and rinse under cold water, set aside to cool.
- In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the dressing and whisk until creamy.
- In a large salad bowl, add the cooked pasta, chopped romaine, halved tomatoes, cooked bacon, and chopped red onion and toss.
- Just before serving, add the dressing to taste and gently toss until combined.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6as a side salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 484 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 484kcal | 24% |
| Carbs | 27g | |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 14g | 82% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 957mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 466mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 2974IU | 59% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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