SALAD: Pasta BLT
Main Courses
Ingredients
- 1 pound farfalle, penne or rigatoni pasta
- ½ pound bacon
- 1 ½ cups grape tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 tablespoon chopped/teared fresh basil
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- ¾ cup Garlic Olive Oil
- 1 lemon (juiced)
Directions
- In a medium to large pot bring water to boil add a pinch of salt. Cook pasta until al dente (about 10 minutes), drain and set aside.
- Lay out bacon on a parchment-covered sheet pan; bake 20 minutes at 375o flipping bacon at the 10-minute mark. Carefully remove bacon and place on paper-towel on a plate to absorb excess oil. Once cooled, crumble bacon and set aside.
- Combine bacon, grape tomatoes, feta cheese, and basil in a bowl.
- Using a blender, combine Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and lemon juice and blend until smooth. Then pour into a bowl and toss pasta with this mixture.
- Serve pasta and top with bacon, tomato, feta and basil mix.