Mac and Cheese Salad with Buttermilk Dressing

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise, homemade, or good-quality store-bought
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh chives
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons minced shallot
• 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound shaped pasta such as fusilli, farfalle, or cavatappi
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallion
• 3 ounces ricotta salata, grated (about 3/4 cup)
• 5 cups loosely packed mache he or baby spinach leaves

1. To make the buttermilk dressing, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, and buttermilk in a bowl.
2. Add the dill, chives, garlic, shallot, and lemon juice and whisk again.
3. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta, and cook until al dente.
5. Drain the pasta and immediately run under cold water until it is completely cool.
6. Drain well.
7. Put the pasta in a large bowl and, using a rubber spatula, fold in enough dressing to coat it generously.
8. Fold in the scallion, cheese, and mache.
9. Mound the salad on a large platter and serve.

mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, dill, chives, garlic, shallot, freshly squeezed lemon juice, kosher salt, pasta, scallion, ricotta salata, mache

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/mac-and-cheese-salad-with-buttermilk-dressing (may not work)