Macaroni Salad In Lemon-Thyme Dressing, Creamy With A Tangy Twist

By tammy1365

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 24 oz pasta
• 2 c petite frozen peas
• 8 oz diced pancetta
• thyme
• 3/4 c mayo
• 1/3 c olive oil
• 1-1/2 T lemon zest
• 1 T, 2 t sugar
• 1-1/2 t salt
• 1 t whole grain Dijon
• 1/2 t thyme
• 1/2 t pepper

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from thecozyapron.com

Preparation

Step 1

-Add the cooked and cooled macaroni to a large bowl, and add in the thawed petite peas and the diced, crisped pancetta; if serving immediately, toss with the Creamy, Lemon-Thyme Dressing, and garnish with the thyme leaves; if making ahead, prepare all components and keep them separate, then toss the dressing with the pasta/peas/pancetta when ready to serve, to keep the pasta salad moist and fresh; keep cold.

-Add all ingredients into the bowl of a food processor, and process the mixture until thick and completely creamy; store in the fridge until you’re ready to serve the salad, at which point you can toss the dressing with the pasta.

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The size and shape of pasta makes such a difference to me,so I love that you used the little cylinder-shaped kind (to be technical about it, ha!) I too love lemons in spring and summer- they really do wake everything up! I am collecting summer recipes for our big RV trip out west and this one is definitely going in the collection. Thanks for sharing!

I made this pasta salad last night and absolutely LOVED it! I luckily had some leftovers, so I added roasted chicken and it’s made the perfect lunch today. Thanks so much for sharing, I’ll be making this over & over this summer … perfectly fresh and tasty.

You make homemade pancetta, Peggy? Wow-wee! Am I impressed. That must have tasted exquisite….and I’m so glad to hear that the recipe ended up being worthy of using it, haha!

You are so very right about lemon brightening up everything it touches! I loved your post and the addition of lemo to your pasta salad. I’ll be trying that trick the next time I make it. And come to think of it, maybe when I make my next potato salad, too! =)

Made this salad today!!! Yuuuuuuum!! I did make a few little changes. I substituted half of the mayo with fat free Greek yogurt and I used fresh shelled peas…loved the fresh crunch these added! Awesome recipe, thanks for sharing

Made this last night and it was really good….makes a lot, though! I’m freezing half of it just to see how well it does in the freezer.

This was delicious! Made yesterday for BBQ with friends and everyone loved it. We just had some leftover for lunch and thought I should let you know it was a huge success! I did use bacon instead since had an open package from earlier in week. It was so good, im planning to make it again next weekend for a family BBQ

Thank you so much! I’m going to make it for a party this weekend!

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