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Ooops, guess I must have been thinking of something else. My brain is turning to mush these days! Well, it sounds like a good idea anyway, to make a cold pasta salad with BLT.
That just reminded me of something! The other day when Ron was channel chasing, I caught a 2 minute segment of Rachael Ray and she was making a pasta salad with green salsa, I think. I'll look it up and see if I can find it for you.
Edited to add: Just looked this up. I thought it sounded good for something kind of different, however I have not made it yet.
* Exported from MasterCook *
Mac and Jack Salad Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 pound macaroni elbows or cavatappi corkscrew shaped hollow pasta
Salt
1 cup frozen corn -- defrosted
1 red bell pepper -- chopped
1 small red onion -- chopped
4 ribs celery -- chopped
Black pepper
8 ounce brick Monterey pepper jack cheese -- diced
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar -- eyeball it
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil -- eyeball it
1 cup store bought tomatillo salsa (mild -- green) or chipotle salsa (hot, smoky red)
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves or flat-leaf parsley
Bring water to a boil, salt it and add pasta.
While pasta water is coming up to a boil and cooking, combine corn, pepper, onion and celery in a bowl with pepper Jack cheese. Season the veggies with salt and pepper.
Run pasta under cold water to cool it and drain it well. Add pasta to vegetables and cheese.
Place vinegar in a small bowl and whisk in extra-virgin olive oil, then fold in salsa. Pour sauce over salad and toss to coat evenly. Garnish salad with cilantro or parsley and serve.
Yield: 4 servings
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Maryann
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"If you're talking about the BLT Pasta in #63, that was sooo good! Unless there's a cold version out there I've overlooked....."
Thanks for mentioning this PJ, I want to make this for my brother when he comes back from Nova Scotia next Monday. It's just the type of pasta he loves. When you made this, what did you have with it? I'm thinking of maybe having chicken with it.
Maryann
Maryann
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