I can’t believe that summer is going by so quickly! This weekend is the last long weekend of the summer and it’s a great opportunity to get outdoors and enjoy the warm weather while it lasts! If you are planning on having a picnic, throwing a party of having a get together do I ever have a tasty dish for you, an avocado BLT pasta salad! This pasta salad is inspired by the BLT, a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, which only gets better with avocado so this pasta salad contains all of those ingredients along with pasta. Instead of going with regular lettuce I decided to go with baby spinach but otherwise the ingredients are the standard bacon, tomato and avocado. I don’t think that you can ever have too much avocado so I went with my favourite creamy guacamole dressing which is a guacamole themed dressing with buttermilk that is so creamy and good! No matter what you’re doing this weekend, this quick and easy avocado BLT pasta salad would be a perfect addition to your day!
The assembly!
So creamy and good!
Avocado BLT Pasta Salad
A BLT inspired pasta salad with bacon, baby spinach, tomato and diced avocado in a creamy avocado dressing (aka a Buttermilk Gucamole Dressing).
ingredients
- 1/2 pound pasta (gluten-free for gluten-free)
- 4 strips bacon
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1 large avocado, diced
- 1 cup tomato, diced
- 1/2 cup creamy guacamole dressing
directions
- Cook the pasta as directed on the package before draining and running cold water over it to cool it.
- Meanwhile cook the bacon and set aside on paper towels to drain and cool before crumbling.
- Mix everything, toss in the dressing and enjoy!
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Julie @ Table for Two says
August 31, 2015 at 1:09 pmThe avocado makes it so creamy and delicious!! That bacon is amazing 🙂
Heather Christo says
August 31, 2015 at 3:39 pmI just adore this combination of flavors Kevin- looks so good!!
Maria says
August 31, 2015 at 4:41 pmLooks like a great salad for a summer BBQ
Jenny says
August 31, 2015 at 5:20 pmAll of my favorite flavors!! Great recipe!
Gaby Dalkin says
September 1, 2015 at 12:09 amYes yes yes!! Turning the best sandwich into a pasta salad for labor day weekend is brilliant, doesn't get any better!
Hannah says
September 1, 2015 at 1:38 amOh wow, that looks way better than any BLT I've ever seen! I would love to veganize this, as silly as it may sound. It just looks so creamy, cool, and brilliantly green.
Tom23 says
September 1, 2015 at 2:39 amDelicious and good for you
marla {Family Fresh Cooking} says
September 2, 2015 at 10:23 amI'll take this over a BLT sandwich any day!
NotesFromAbroad says
September 2, 2015 at 11:28 amI made this without the bacon and added hard boiled eggs(cut up deviled eggs) and it was wonderful !
kevin says
September 2, 2015 at 12:54 pmNotesFromAbroad: I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
Rahul Yadav says
April 3, 2017 at 5:48 pmOh wow this looks fabulous!! I’m always looking for new takes on classics. Thanks!!!
Tara Frazier says
July 23, 2017 at 7:28 pmThis recipe is one of our favorite lunches!! We make a big batch for the week. Hubby wraps his up in a tortilla (like most things LOL) I should start commenting every time we use one of your recipes… but it happens at least twice a week! MAHALO!!
Sandra Zwick says
July 26, 2017 at 9:13 pmThis looks so amazing and I can't wait to make the salad but I can't do buttermilk, ranch, or mayo type dressings. Do you think a vinaigrette dressing will work with this type of salad?