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Creamy Broccoli Pasta Salad

June 26, 2017 By Shannah Coe 1 Comment

I have turned one of the best summer salads into the absolute best summer pasta salad! This Creamy Broccoli Pasta Salad is total perfection, you will be making it all summer long! Creamy Broccoli Pasta Salad is made from gemelli pasta, broccoli florets, red onion, cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, and dried cherries!

A few years ago, a friend of mine introduced me to broccoli salad. I don’t know how I lived my entire life without every tasting it but I was hooked immediately. I still make it all the time but, now, I also make a Creamy Broccoli Pasta Salad to change things up a bit.

Creamy Broccoli Pasta Salad

This Creamy Broccoli Pasta Salad has all the best things about broccoli salad plus delicious al dente pasta. I also substituted dried cherries for the typical cranberries just to change things up a little bit more (oh and it was what I happened to have in the pantry).

Ingredients for Creamy Broccoli Pasta Salad:

1 box gemelli pasta, cooked al dente
1 head broccoli, cut into florets
1 red onion, diced
8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 cup cubed cheddar cheese
1 cup dried cherries
Dressing:
3/4 cup Greek yogurt
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp honey
3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Let’s Make It:

1. In a small bowl, whisk together Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, sugar, honey and red wine vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, combine pasta, broccoli, red onion, bacon, cheese, and cherries. Add dressing and stir to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

I really like the little bit of tang the Greek yogurt adds to the dressing. You can either switch out some of the yogurt for more mayonnaise or add in more sugar if you want it to be less tangy.

Sometimes, I toss my broccoli into the pasta water for 1-2 minutes and then put it in an ice bath to blanch it. I think it gives it a beautiful green color and softens it just a touch for a better flavor. That step is totally optional though.

 

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Creamy Broccoli Pasta Salad

What are your favorite summer picnic salads? Are you a big fan of traditional broccoli salad?

If you love this pasta salad recipe, check out these:

  • 15 Minute Tomato Basil Mozzarella Pasta
  • Hawaiian Pizza Pasta Salad
  • https://www.carolinescooking.com/scallop-pasta-with-garlic-and-white-wine/

What you’ll need for this recipe:

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Creamy Broccoli Pasta Salad
2017-06-26 01:39:02
Serves 6
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
15 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
15 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 box gemelli pasta, cooked al dente
  2. 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
  3. 1 red onion, diced
  4. 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
  5. 1 cup cubed cheddar cheese
  6. 1 cup dried cherries
Dressing
  1. 3/4 cup Greek yogurt
  2. 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  3. 1 Tbsp sugar
  4. 1 Tbsp honey
  5. 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  6. salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, whisk together Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, sugar, honey and red wine vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine pasta, broccoli, red onion, bacon, cheese, and cherries. Add dressing and stir to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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  1. Liz says

    June 28, 2017 at 6:19 pm

    This looks fantastic! I absolutely love broccoli and put in dishes whenever possible! I’ll be giving this a try soon 🙂

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