{"id":23579,"date":"2018-09-05T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=23579"},"modified":"2019-10-18T09:48:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T16:48:56","slug":"trofie-pasta-salad-with-bacon-and-avocado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=23579","title":{"rendered":"Trofie Pasta Salad with Bacon and Avocado"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is macaroni pasta or not?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Who doesn’t love a good pasta\/macaroni salad and this one made an appearance at our annual fall craft circle potluck.<\/p>\n

I love potlucks because it gives me a chance to try out some different recipes knowing that there will be a lot of ladies there and I won’t be bringing much home, if anything?<\/p>\n

This recipe I saw over at Damn Delicious website. I love her recipes and they are always so beautiful. I’ve tried quite a few of them and posted some on this site. Sometimes I will mess with a recipe and sometimes I just leave it alone and maybe tweak it a little next time I make it.<\/p>\n

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DD used elbow macaroni and I was curious what the difference really is between macaroni and pasta. Well, what I found out – macaroni is a pasta made into tubes. Macaroni is pasta but not all pasta is macaroni. Make sense? (I won’t go into details but you can read this<\/a> if interested.) Not sure. I also found that usually macaroni salads have a mayonnaise based dressing whereas pasta salads tend to have a oil based dressing. Who made that mayo\/macaroni\/pasta rule anyway? And, rules are made to be broken so what harm would it be to switch the recipes macaroni to a beautiful Trofie<\/a> pasta. Trofie pasta is a short, thin, twisted pasta from Liquria, Italy. I didn’t go there to pick mine up of course but bought it in a specialty store in Hot Springs last spring and it has been begging to be cooked so this was the perfect opportunity to do so.<\/p>\n

Just happened to have some red bell pepper in my refrigerator and since my thyme (in her recipe) had dried up while we were gone this summer I decided to put in some cilantro and add in a little red bell pepper and I always like to add a little cayenne pepper to this kind of salad. So only a few chances from the original recipe; oh, I also changed the lemon to lime because I love the flavor of lime, avocado and cilantro together.<\/p>\n

Hope you will give this one a try and take a look at her site if you get a chance; you will enjoy her recipes.<\/p>\n

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I have a link for the pasta above. You can find it on Amazon.<\/p>\n

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Mix the dressing ingredients and refrigerate until ready to pour over salad.<\/p>\n

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Cook the pasta for about 10 minutes until al dente.<\/p>\n

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Put the bacon, cilantro, red bell pepper and avocado in the bowl with the cooked pasta and then add just enough dressing to coat salad.<\/p>\n

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Yum!<\/p>\n

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Trofie Pasta Salad with Bacon and Avocado<\/div>\t
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  1. 12 oz. elbow pasta<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  2. 5 slices bacon, diced<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  3. 2 avocados, halved, seemed, peeled and dic ed<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  4. 1 small red bell pepper, cut in 1\/2\" pieces<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  5. 1\/3 c. cup chopped cilantro<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  6. salt and pepper to taste<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  7. 2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves, for garnish<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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    1. 3\/4 cup mayonnaise<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    2. 1\/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    3. 1 1\/2 tablespoons lime zest<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    4. 1 tablespoon sugar<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    5. 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    6. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    7. 1\/3 cup olive oil<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    8. dash of cayenne pepper, optional<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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      1. Make the dressing by combining the mayonnaise, lime juice, lime zest, sugar and thyme. Slowly whisk in the olive oil in a slow stream until it has emulsified; set this aside until remainder of salad is ready. (Add cayenne here if you want a little kick to the salad.)<\/li>\t\t\t\t
      2. Bring a lot pot of water to a boil, salt and cook pasta according to package directions; drain.<\/li>\t\t\t\t
      3. Cook the bacon pieces until brown and crispy about 6-8 minutes, drain on paper towels.<\/li>\t\t\t\t
      4. In a large serving bowl, combine the pasta, bacon, avocado, red bell pepper and the dressing. Salt and pepper to taste and add the cilantro and gently toss. Garnish with a little more cilantro.<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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        1. To DD's original directions I changed the lemon to lime because I love the taste with the cilantro that I substitute for her thyme. I also add some red bell pepper because I had it and thought the color would be good in this salad.<\/li>\t\t\t\t
        2. I always run my avocado under cold water before adding to any recipe because it helps slow down the browning of the avocado.<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>
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