BLT Caesar Salad

By r_wade1

Ingredients

• 3 cups mini bow-tie pasta, uncooked
• 12 strips bacon, crumbled
• 2/3 cup cherry tomatoes, diced
• 2.25 oz black olives, sliced
• 3/4 cup Caesar Dressing + more if needed (use a good quality kind)
• 1 cup curly romain lettuce, chopped
• Parmesan cheese, shredded
• Small seasoned croutons (optional)
• toasted pine nuts
• Black pepper (optional)

Details

Adapted from divascancook.com

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Cook pasta until al dente (about 6 minutes)
Drain pasta and rinse with cold water. Place in a large bowl and set aside.
Cook bacon and crumble it into small pieces.
Add bacon to the pasta, along with the tomatoes, olives, pine nuts and dressing.
Toss to coat ingredients lightly with dressing. Add more dressing if needed.
Add in lettuce and parmesan cheese.
Add black pepper and seasoned croutons, if desired.
Serve immediately.




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