BLT Pasta Salad with Gluten-Free Options

Ingredients

For Dressing:

• 1 cup Primal Kitchen Avocado Mayo

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 3 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar

• 1 teaspoon of sea salt

• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

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For the Pasta Salad:

• 1 16-ounce package of elbow macaroni (For gluten-free, we use rice pasta or Banaza chickpea pasta)

• 1 1/2 cups quartered grape tomatoes (skip if you are nightshade-free)

• 1 1/2 cup romaine lettuce, chopped - OR - shredded coleslaw mix

• 1 2.5-ounce package Applegate Bacon, cooked and crumbled

• 1/3 cup red onion, finely diced

• 1 teaspoon parsley, dried or fresh, chopped

Directions

1. Prepare macaroni according to the package's directions for al dente, cooking in a large pot of boiling salted water. When cooked, drain the water, return to a large pot or large bowl, and set aside to cool.

2. Heat skillet over medium heat and cook crumbled bacon. Add in red onion and parsley. If you are using coleslaw instead of lettuce, you can heat up the coleslaw during this step.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients.

4. Combine both the dressing mixture and bacon mixture to the pasta and stir.

5. Add in the lettuce and tomatoes and enjoy!