Description
A creamy and colorful pasta salad featuring ripe avocado, crispy turkey bacon, and fresh vegetables, perfect for a quick meal or gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz pasta (your choice)
- 1 ripe avocado, diced
- 4 slices turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup lettuce, chopped
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Once done, drain and let it cool.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooled pasta, diced avocado, crumbled turkey bacon, halved cherry tomatoes, chopped lettuce, and diced red onion.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to create your dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the pasta salad mixture and toss until everything is well coated and vibrant.
- Serve the salad chilled or at room temperature, and enjoy the cheerful harmony of flavors!
Notes
You can prepare this salad a few hours or a day ahead—just add the avocado before serving to keep it fresh.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 20mg