If you read my blog frequently, then you know that we are big Doctor Who fans. Pretty regularly, we've had a fellow Whovian join us for dinner and Sci-Fi on Saturday nights. The first time we did this, I wanted very much to make something that was somehow related to Doctor Who. What I found was this delightful recipe for a bow tie pasta salad. Yes! I know! Bow ties for watching the Doctor, it really did seem brilliant. And the salad was really good, to boot. I made it once with bacon as the meat, and once with chicken. While I generally prefer chicken in things, I think the bacon pulled the flavors together better.
Ingredients8 oz. dry bow tie pasta 1 medium avocado 6 slices bacon 2/3 Cup fresh basil 2 Tbs lemon juice 1 Tbs olive oil Garlic (minced cloves or some sort of garlic powder, you pick) 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1/2 Cup finely shredded Italian* cheese *The original recipe calls for Pecorino Romano cheese, but I couldn't find any. I've concluded that any strong, hard Italian cheese should do nicely. Or you can do without. We forgot the cheese a couple times, and the salad was perfectly tasty without. | Directions
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