Tangy Tomato BLT Pasta Salad
The Best Side at the BBQ
This Tangy Tomato BLT Pasta Salad has been a family favorite for decades.
It is the PERFECT pasta salad for Summer.
I like to mix all of mine together keep it in the fridge to snack on for several days. To me, it doesn’t get soggy but if you are worried it will you can keep all the components prepped and separate and combine each time you eat.
Tomato Powder
The most unique ingredient I use for this recipe is this tomato powder I get for $8 on amazon.
This powder is JUST dehydrated tomatoes. A lot of people think it is like tomato bouillon but it is not.
Bouillon has salt and MSG so that would be too much sodium for this recipe. If you absolutely do not want to order this powder you can omit it, but it really amps up the tangy tomato flavor of this salad.
You can also use the powder in many other recipes like soups, stews, and pasta sauce.
But that’s not all!
I add it to mayo that I use for sandwiches.
I use it to make salad dressing and it’s great in chili. I promise I’m not being paid this is just a product I believe in.
Even if you never use it again, I highly recommend getting it for this salad because it will blow you away with how good it makes the dressing.
You SHOULD use it again, however. If you need inspiration you can see all of my recipes that use the tomato powder.
A Great Way To Use Those Garden Tomatoes
We are all always looking for ways to use up all the tomatoes we grow before they go bad. This is a great way to include them in summer meal planning.
It’s a much better alternative to chasing your friends down with baskets full of tomatoes, begging them to take them before the chill of winter sets in.
Full, Printable Recipe Below
You’re going to want to keep this one in an easily accessible place to reference whenever you’re invited to a backyard cookout.
BLT Pasta Salad
An easy, cool salad for the Summer. This is always a family favorite in our house! I make it weekly for a perfect lunch or side dish to go with anything on the grill.
Ingredients
- 1 lb of bacon, cooked until crispy, drained and chopped
- 2 heads of romaine, chopped
- 3 cups of rotini pasta, cooked, drained and cooled
- 1 to 2 cups of diced tomato
- For The Dressing
- 2 teaspoons of tomato powder (highly suggested but optional)
- 2 teaspoons of celery salt (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon of dill (or to taste)
- black pepper to taste
- 1.5 cups of mayo
Instructions
- to make your bacon, spread a pound of bacon on a cookie sheet, place in a cold oven and set temp to 350 degrees, after the oven reaches 350 degrees, bake for about 15 minutes or until the bacon is crispy, drain the bacon on paper towel, cool and chop.
- wash and chop 2 heads of romaine
- boil 3 cups of rotini, drain, rinse and cool
- For the dressing, mix the mayo with the tomato powder, celery salt, dill and black pepper.
- dice your tomatoes
- toss the salad, pasta and tomatoes together, then add the dressing, refrigerate for about an hour or longer, add the chopped bacon right before serving.
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
More Salad To Love
if you love this BLT Pasta Salad give my Steakhouse Salad a try! It has sirloin steak, blue cheese, and a delicious steak sauce vinaigrette.
It is the other perfect salad for Summer.
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How many does this serve?
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May 16, 2024 at 10:06 am
However much each person eats
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