BLT Avocado Pasta Salad loaded with the flavors you know and love of a good BLT sandwich, plus avocado.
Author: Kami - NoBiggie.net
For the Salad:
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1
pound bag
rotini pasta
cooked al dente
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1
package
bacon
cooked and crumbled
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2
cups
cherry or grape tomatoes
cut in half
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2
avocados
sliced and diced
For the Dressing:
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1
cup
mayonnaise
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1
lemon
juiced
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2
teaspoons
dried dill weed
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1
teaspoon
garlic powder
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1/2
teaspoon
white pepper
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Make the dressing - combine all ingredients and pour over the cooked, drained and warm al dente rotini pasta.
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Toss the pasta in the dressing and store in the fridge over night.
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Cook and crumble the bacon.
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Right before serving (the next day), add the crumbled bacon, diced avocado and tomato halves to the pasta and toss all together.
If possible avoid chilling the whole salad with the tomatoes in the fridge, the fridge will kill the flavor of the tomatoes.