I love the flavors of a BLT Sandwich so much, that I tend to turn everything BLT. BLT Chicken Salad and BLT Dip is amazing, but you will absolutely love this simple BLT Pasta Salad. It has a simple and easy-to-make dressing and all the flavors you love of the classic sandwich.
Tips and Tricks
Do not replace the yogurt with Greek yogurt. While delicious, it is too thick to work in this recipe. Make my homemade Italian Dressing. It is a delicious recipe and works great as one of the ingredients in the dressing for this pasta salad. If this salad sits out for more than an hour or two at room temperature or warmer, toss what is left for food safety purposes.
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Cook the pasta. Follow the directions on the package then drain and rinse with cold water. Prepare other ingredients. While the pasta is cooking, prepare the bacon, lettuce, green onions, and tomato for the salad. Make the dressing. In a small bowl whisk together the yogurt, mayo, dressing, mustard, and soy sauce. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasonings as desired. Put it all together. In a very large bowl, mix the cooked pasta, bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, and green onions. Pour the dressing over top and mix to combine.
Use plenty of water. A pound of pasta needs four to six quarts of water to cook since it expands as it cooks. Add salt to the water. This is a great way to enhance the flavor of the pasta. Add a teaspoon or so of salt before adding the dry pasta. Bring the water to a roaring boil. Don’t add any noodles until you see large, constant bubbles. Drain and rinse the pasta. Since this is a cold pasta salad, we don’t want to mix hot pasta. Rinsing it with cold water stops the cooking process and won’t heat up the other ingredients.
You can also cook bacon in the oven or in the air fryer to avoid the grease splatter. Dice the cooked bacon once it has cooled to be added to the salad.
Storing
Keep this pasta salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. I do not recommend freezing leftovers of this salad. Always use your best judgment for storing and eating leftovers.
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