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BLAT pasta salad
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Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
45 minutes
Elevate your pasta salad with orecchiette, crispy bacon, creamy avocado, and chives for a flavorful twist.
Ingredients:
  • 250g rindless middle bacon rashers, cut into lardons
  • 240g dried orecchiette pasta
  • 150g (1/2 cup) Whole Egg Mayonnaise
  • 1 lemon, rind finely grated, juiced
  • 1 bunch fresh chives, finely chopped
  • 400g pkt tomato medley mix, quartered
  • 1 large avocado, chopped
  • 3 baby cos lettuces, trimmed, leaves separated (see Note)
  • Micro herbs or small fresh parsley leaves, to serve
Instructions:
  • Fry the bacon in a non-stick pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
  • Boil pasta in generously salted water as per package instructions until al dente. Drain and let cool.
  • Combine pasta, bacon, mayonnaise, lemon rind, 2 tbsp lemon juice, chives, season, toss well. Stir in tomato and half of the avocado.
  • Lay out the lettuce leaves beautifully on a large platter. Fill the leaves with the pasta salad mix, and finish by garnishing with the rest of the avocado and herbs.