Bacon & Tomato Pasta Salad
By: Gigi Howe
This macaroni salad is a little different than the norm. The bacon and tomato make a nice combo with the pasta. The dressing is on the milder side so nothing in it overpowers the flavors of your main ingredients. My vegetarian friends will be happy to know that this pasta salad happens tastes delicious even without the bacon! I would say this is a good recipe all around.
For the batch of this recipe that I made recently, I used yellow cherry tomatoes and a nice big red tomato. You coarsely chop the tomatoes, slice the celery, chop the onion and crumble the bacon. Mix it all together with the dressing and you have a unique salad to serve!
Bacon & Tomato Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
– 8 oz. pasta – elbows, mini penne or rotini
– 8 slices of bacon, cooked well, drained and crumbled
– 1 1/2 cups of coarsely chopped tomatoes (you can mix varieties)
– 1/2 cup sliced celery
– 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
– 1/2 – 2/3 cup mayonnaise
– 1/3 cup sour cream
– 2 tablespoons vinegar
– 1 teaspoon dry mustard
– 1/2 teaspoon sugar
– salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Rinse with cold water to cool. Drain and place in large bowl.
2. Add chopped tomatoes, celery, onion and crumbled bacon to pasta.
3. Whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, dry mustard and sugar. Pour over pasta and mix well.
Enjoy!!
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