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TOMATO, BACON & AVOCADO PASTA SALAD

SERVES 6 PREP 15 MINS COOK 5 MINS

• 250g orecchiette pasta

• 200g short cut bacon, thinly sliced

• 2 x 200g punnets heirloom tomatoes, halved

• 2 small avocados, roughly chopped

• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced

• ½ bunch fresh chives, cut into 2cm pieces

• 60g baby rocket leaves

• ½ cup bottled creamy ranch dressing

1 Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water until tender. Drain. Rinse under cold water. Drain well. Transfer to a large bowl.

2 Meanwhile, heat an oiled, nonstick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add bacon. Cook, stirring for about 5 mins, until crisp. Drain on paper towel.

3 Combine pasta, bacon, tomatoes, avocado, onion, chives and rocket. Toss until combined. Season with salt and pepper.

4 Serve, drizzled with dressing. Garnish with cracked pepper.

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