Dill Pickle Pasta Salad and the surprise dill pickle slices in these shell pasta bites are everything I want in a summer salad!
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Pasta Salad Ingredients
My favourite ingredients in this pasta salad are: dill pickles, marble cheddar, and sour cream. I also love the use of finely chopped red onion to give it a kick. You can definitely use fresh dill for this salad and dried dill is just as great. I like using dried dill as it seems to keep better in a salad in the fridge and does not over-infuse the salad over time as would fresh dill.
Cayenne Powder
It may not seem like it would make sense to add cayenne powder but it goes incredible with the other ingredients for this salad. It almost balances out the dill by adding back some cayenne pepper heat. Just a touch is all you need, 1/8 tsp to be exact!
Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked pasta
- 2/3 cup dill pickles sliced
- 2/3 cup marble cheddar cubbed
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 2/3 cup mayonnaise
- 3 Tbsp red onion finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp dill fresh or dried
- 1/8 tsp cayenne powder
- 4 Tbsp pickle juice
- salt and pepper to season
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, pickle juice, cayenne, and dill to make the dressing.
- In a medium bowl, mix cooked pasta, dill pickles, marble cheddar, red onion, and mix dressing into the pasta until fully coated.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Cool in the fridge for 1 hour before serving.
Have you tried viewing and finding my recipes based on the Categories? I almost want to have a Summer category to dedicate all my summer favourites! If you loved this salad, you will likely love my Creamy Avocado Corn Salad. I honestly don’t know which one I like more even though they are so different!
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