Name: Avocado Pasta Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 1 h 22 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: For Salad:; 8 oz pasta; 1 cup cherry tomatoes; 8 slices Bacon; 1 green onion; 2 tbsp cilantro; 1 avocado; 1 tsp lime juice; For Dressing:; 1 ripe avocado; ½ fresh lime; ¼ cup cilantro; ½ tsp cumin; ½ tsp garlic powder; ½ cup buttermilk; salt and pepper

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How To Make Avocado Pasta Salad

This delicious pasta salad is tossed with crisp bacon, cherry tomatoes, and green onions, then dressed with creamy avocado lime dressing.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 12 minutes

Chill Time: 1 hour

Total: 1 hour 22 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Salad:

8ozpasta,rotini or bow tie
1cupcherry tomatoes,diced
8slicesbacon,cooked crisp and crumbled
1green onion,thinly sliced
2tbspcilantro,chopped
1avocado,diced
1tsplime juice

For Dressing:

1ripe avocado
½fresh lime,juiced
¼cupcilantro,chopped
½tspcumin
½tspgarlic powder
½cupbuttermilk
salt and pepper,to taste

Instructions

Place all dressing ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and run under cold water.
Toss diced avocado with lime juice.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl gently toss with dressing.
Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 642.08kcal
Fat: 39.09g
Saturated Fat: 10.21g
Trans Fat: 0.08g
Monounsaturated Fat: 20.20g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.96g
Carbohydrates: 57.13g
Fiber: 9.75g
Sugar: 5.66g
Protein: 18.49g
Cholesterol: 39.50mg
Sodium: 711.71mg
Calcium: 80.38mg
Potassium: 928.38mg
Iron: 2.08mg
Vitamin A: 43.62µg
Vitamin C: 20.31mg

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