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Carbonara Le Gruyère Pasta Salad

This spring, switch up your pasta salad game with this carbonara pasta salad! This classic has all the components of a pasta salad with the flavor profile of a carbonara pasta!

  • Main
  • Everyday
  • Easy Weeknight Dinners
  • LE GRUYÈRE®

Ingredients

6 oz dried bow tie pasta
½ cup small Le Gruyere AOP cubes, diced
1 cup thawed frozen peas
1 cup chopped crispy bacon
2 hard boiled eggs, quartered
Vinaigrette
¼ cup olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 minced garlic cloves
1 tsp Italian seasoning
½ tsp dried red pepper flakes
kosher salt
cracked black pepper

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Cook the pasta according to package instructions or until al dente. Drain and set aside to cool.
  2. Prepare vinaigrette: In a small bowl whisk together the dressing ingredients. Whisk together olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, a pinch of salt and a few turns of cracked black pepper.
  3. To a large bowl add cooked pasta, gruyere cubes, peas, and bacon. Drizzle with vinaigrette and mix gently together. Top with quartered hard boiled eggs and serve. 
LE GRUYÈRE® AOP
Le Gruyère® AOP
As Le Gruyére AOP slowly matures in the cave-like atmosphere of our cellars, each wheel is delicately turned, lightly brined and brushed. This brings out the inimitable flavor featuring notes of candied walnuts, dried fruit and spice.
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