{"id":6966,"date":"2026-08-01T00:03:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6966"},"modified":"2026-08-01T00:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T00:03:48","slug":"blt-pasta-salad-with-avocado-bacon-cheddar-cherry-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/blt-pasta-salad-with-avocado-bacon-cheddar-cherry-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"BLT Pasta Salad with Avocado, Bacon, Cheddar &#038; Cherry Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0BLT Pasta Salad with Avocado, Bacon, Cheddar &amp; Cherry Tomatoes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A fresh, creamy, and flavor-packed pasta salad loaded with crispy bacon, juicy cherry tomatoes, creamy avocado, and sharp cheddar cheese. Perfect for BBQs, picnics, potlucks, or a quick family meal!<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>12 oz (340 g) rotini or bowtie pasta<\/li>\n<li>2 ripe avocados, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup red onion, finely diced<\/li>\n<li>8 slices bacon, cooked until crispy and crumbled<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 cups chopped romaine lettuce<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dressing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Dijon mustard<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Cook the pasta according to the package directions until al dente. Drain, rinse with cold water, and let it cool completely.<\/li>\n<li>In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooled pasta, bacon, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cheddar cheese, and parsley.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently until everything is evenly coated.<\/li>\n<li>Fold in the diced avocado and chopped romaine lettuce just before serving to keep them fresh and crisp.<\/li>\n<li>Chill for 20\u201330 minutes if desired, then serve and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Prep Time:<\/strong> 20 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Time:<\/strong> 10 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Total Time:<\/strong> 30 minutes<br \/>\n<strong>Servings:<\/strong> 6\u20138<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0BLT Pasta Salad with Avocado, Bacon, Cheddar &amp; Cherry Tomatoes\u00a0 A fresh, creamy, and flavor-packed pasta salad loaded with crispy&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6966"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6968,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6966\/revisions\/6968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}