Spring Cobb Pasta Salad
- 8 ounces, weight Uncooked Spiral Pasta
- 3 whole Eggs
- 1 whole Cucumber
- 1 whole Avocado
- 2 whole Tomatoes
- 1 ear Corn, Leaves And Silk Removed
- 4 strips Bacon
- 6 leaves Fresh Basil
- 2 ounces, weight Crumbled Blue Cheese
- 1/8 cups White Wine Vinegar
- 1-1/2 Tablespoon Water
- 1/2 packages .75 Oz Size Packet, "Good Seasonings" Garlic & Herb Salad Dressing Mix
- 1/4 cups Olive Oil
- 1. Cook pasta as directed on package. When it's done, drain it and set aside. Boil eggs in a pot of water for 10 minutes or according to your favorite method for hard boiling eggs. When done, drain the eggs and cover with cool water. Set aside to cool.
- 2. Peel and dice the cucumber and the avocado. Dice the tomatoes. Microwave corn on high for 4 minutes. Let it cool. Once cool enough to handle, use a sharp knife to slice down the sides of the corn to remove kernels.
- 3. Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crispy; then remove it from the skillet and allow it to cool a bit. Once it's cool enough to handle, crumble it. Finely chop the basil leaves. Peel off the shell of the hard boiled eggs and dice the eggs.
- 4. In a large bowl toss diced cucumber, tomato, avocado, corn, bacon, basil, egg and blue cheese with the cooked pasta.
- 5. To make the dressing, put the white wine vinegar, water and seasoning in a container with a sealable lid. Shake till well combined. Then add the olive oil. Reseal container and shake vigorously again. Pour over pasta salad and toss again.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/salads/spring-cobb-pasta-salad/ (may not work)