Name: BLT pasta salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gram penne pasta; 250 gram rindless bacon, thinly sliced rashers; 2 torn baby cos lettuce; 250 gram cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated; Dressing; whole egg; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 2 teaspoon wholegrain mustard; 2 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 tablespoon chives, finely chopped

BLT pasta salad

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

15M

Total

25M

BLT makes for a delicious sandwich but if you’re looking to swith it up, take all those best bits (that would be the bacon, lettuce and tomato) and turn it into this pasta salad. We love this as a side dish but this is also great for lunches.

Looking for other pasta salad ideas? Take a look at our crowd-pleasing pasta salads.

Ingredients

250 gram penne pasta

250 gram rindless bacon, thinly sliced rashers

2 torn baby cos lettuce

250 gram cherry tomatoes, halved

1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Dressing

whole egg

1/4 cup mayonnaise

2 teaspoon wholegrain mustard

2 teaspoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon chives, finely chopped

Method

Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water following packet instructions. Drain well and cool.

Meanwhile, heat a medium non-stick frying pan on high. Saute bacon 2-3 minutes, until crisp.

To make dressing, in a small jug, whisk all ingredients together. Season to taste.

In a large salad bowl, combine pasta, lettuce, tomatoes and bacon. Drizzle dressing over and sprinkle with parmesan.

For a variation, add sliced avocado and toasted croutons made from stale bread.
Note

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