Wednesday, September 5, 2012

BLT Pasta Salad

The ""BLT" Bacon Lettuce and tomato turned into a tasty pasta salad side dish!"
Now as you know from the Bacon wrapped corn on the cob post, my husband loves his bacon!  So here I took the classic BLT and turned it into the perfect meal.  Here we both get our favorite things, pasta and bacon!  You will need the ingredients below to get started:
Ingredients:
1 Box Mini Bow Tie Pasta (cooked)
2 Ripe Heirloom Tomato's (chopped)
2 Cups Iceberg Lettuce (chopped)
5 Strips Apple-wood Smoked Bacon (cooked and chopped)
1 Can Medium Black Olives (Sliced)
1 Cup Ken's Light Ranch Dressing
1/2 Cup Ken's Ranch Dressing
1/2 Cup Sunflower Seed Oil
2 TBSP Lemon Juice
1 TBSP Dried Basil
1 TBSP Black Pepper
1 TBSP Salt
5 TBSP Bacon Bits
Once you have the above items prepped and ready to go you can follow my easy to follow instructions below:












































 Combine Ranch dressing, Sunflower Seed Oil and Lemon juice in large bowl. Add Basil, Black Pepper and Salt. Next, Stir in prepared pasta and mix well to coat pasta. Gently Stir in Tomatoes, Lettuce and olives. Lastly stir in the chopped bacon and bacon bits. Refrigerate for 1 hour and ENJOY!

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