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BLAT Pasta Salad Recipe

BLAT Pasta Salad Recipe
  • Serves: 6
  • Preparation: 10 minutes
  • Cooks In: 15 minutes

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Ingredients

Avocado Ranch Dressing
1 Hass Avocado
¼ cup fresh parsley
¼ cup fresh dill
1 tbsp fresh chives
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp whole egg mayonnaise
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
BLAT Pasta Salad
200 g bacon rashers
500 g pasta, cooked and drained
1 Hass Avocado, cut into chunks, plus extra slices for garnish
2 cups rocket or spinach leaves
1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1 red onion, finely diced
Dill sprigs, to garnish

Method

1

Add all of the avocado ranch dressing ingredients to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.

2

Preheat the oven to 200°C fan.

3

Line a baking sheet with baking paper and arrange the bacon rashers so that they are flat and not overlapping. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until crispy and golden. Allow to cool (the bacon will harden as it cools).

4

Combine the bacon, pasta, avocado, rocket or spinach leaves, tomatoes and red onion in a large bowl. Drizzle with the avocado ranch dressing and toss to combine.

5

Garnish with the extra avocado slices and dill sprigs, serve immediately.

MAKE AHEAD - Prepare the Avocado Ranch Dressing up to 3 days in advance, store in an air-tight container and then combine with remaining ingredients just before serving.
LEFTOVERS - Store leftovers in the fridge for 1-2 days.

Ingredients

Avocado Ranch Dressing
 1 Hass Avocado
 ¼ cup fresh parsley
 ¼ cup fresh dill
 1 tbsp fresh chives
 1 tbsp lemon juice
 2 tbsp whole egg mayonnaise
 1 cup buttermilk
 1 tsp onion powder
 1 tsp garlic powder
 1 tsp salt
 ½ tsp black pepper
BLAT Pasta Salad
 200 g bacon rashers
 500 g pasta, cooked and drained
 1 Hass Avocado, cut into chunks, plus extra slices for garnish
 2 cups rocket or spinach leaves
 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
 1 red onion, finely diced
 Dill sprigs, to garnish

Directions

1

Add all of the avocado ranch dressing ingredients to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.

2

Preheat the oven to 200°C fan.

3

Line a baking sheet with baking paper and arrange the bacon rashers so that they are flat and not overlapping. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until crispy and golden. Allow to cool (the bacon will harden as it cools).

4

Combine the bacon, pasta, avocado, rocket or spinach leaves, tomatoes and red onion in a large bowl. Drizzle with the avocado ranch dressing and toss to combine.

5

Garnish with the extra avocado slices and dill sprigs, serve immediately.

MAKE AHEAD - Prepare the Avocado Ranch Dressing up to 3 days in advance, store in an air-tight container and then combine with remaining ingredients just before serving.
LEFTOVERS - Store leftovers in the fridge for 1-2 days.
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