Recipe: Caeser Pasta Salad

Finally we had a weekend where we could eat outside - light summer-ish foods that create a deep satisfaction in the soul.

I wanted to try a different kind of pasta salad so I went looking on line. I found this Caesar Pasta Salad over on Epicurious and made a few adjustments.

*I added an extra clove of garlic.
*I substituted a couple of handfuls of chopped up snow peas for some of the lettuce.
* I added extra Parmesan.

It was excellent with one of the incomparable Smoked Bratwursts from Deck Family Farm. A little sauerkraut (someday I want to learn to make sauerkraut), some mustard...

It was also good the next day as leftovers, with some smoked salmon crumbled on top. The note there is that the croutons had become soggy. If there is enough to be leftovers, serve it without the croutons mixed in and pass them at the table. 

Both kids loved the salad. They ate it right up with no fussing at all!

Then we went out for a banana split. How lovely.

No Naked Salads Here

I just made my first attempt at my own bleu cheese salad dressing. It's okay. It's missing something. I used this recipe... Papa-Bug says a sharper bleu next time and I am inclined to agree. Brother-Bug will complain about stinky cheese, but he can have naked salad.

Sister-Bug? She helped me make it because she loves to help in the kitchen. And she tasted the cheese - and then asked for more. That's MY girl!

Maybe a different recipe next time.

In the meantime, here I am with a bunch of bleu cheese dressing to eat so I'm thinking about bleu cheese and bacon hamburgers.

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Speaking of burgers, I am looking forward to grill weather and trying out some of the wonderful burger toppings here and here. Some really good ideas in those lists.