BLT Pasta Salad

By johnwhorfin

Ingredients

• 1 lb pasta. Good choices are fiori (flowers), rotelle (wheels), farfalle (bow ties), fusilli (corkscrews), penne, or small shells
• 2 1/2 cups arugula
• 1/2 lb cherry tomatoes, washed, dried and sliced in quarters
• 1 English cucumber, washed, dried, and chopped
• 1/2 medium red onion, diced
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 6-8 slices of bacon, fried and crumbled
• 3 tablespoon goat cheese, crumbled
• Italian or ranch dressing to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1

Cook pasta in a gallon of boiling water with 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of oil for 6 minutes.

2

Drain and rinse the pasta in cold water. Dump onto a large baking sheet to cool and dry.

3

Add pasta to a large bowl. Mix in onion and scallion.

4

Lightly mix in cucumbers, tomatoes, arugula and the desired amount of dressing.

5

Add bacon and goat cheese on top, and mix just before serving.