Description
This BLT Pasta Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing combines crispy bacon, fresh romaine, and cheesy ravioli for a delicious, quick meal that everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, well shaken
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon, dill, parsley, or chives, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 dashes Tabasco or other hot sauce
- Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1/2 pound bacon
- 2 large heads romaine lettuce, washed and dried (about 16 cups of loosely packed lettuce)
- 1 pound grape or Roma tomatoes
- 1–1 1/2 pounds cheese-filled ravioli
- 1–2 tablespoons olive or avocado oil
- 2 tablespoons dry ranch dressing mix
Instructions
- In a jar, combine all dressing ingredients and shake well until blended. Alternatively, use an immersion blender to blend until smooth and creamy.
- Refrigerate dressing until ready to serve.
Notes
For a healthier version, consider using turkey bacon.
Feel free to add your favorite vegetables to the salad mix.
This pasta salad can be made a day ahead for enhanced flavors.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/12 of the salad
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 690mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 25mg