{"id":3462,"date":"2019-12-20T13:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2019-12-19T01:11:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T05:11:39","slug":"bacon-and-avocado-macaroni-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/2019\/12\/20\/bacon-and-avocado-macaroni-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacon and Avocado Macaroni Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"left\">\n<h3 id=\"ingredients\">INGREDIENTS:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ingredients\">\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Recipe_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-recipe adthrive-recipe-1\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176\/AdThrive_Recipe_1\/52e41fac28963d1e058a110e_0__container__\">12 ounces elbows pasta<\/div>\n<div>5 slices bacon, diced<\/div>\n<div>2 avocados, halved, seeded, peeled and diced<\/div>\n<div>Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste<\/div>\n<div>2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, for garnish<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>FOR THE LEMON THYME DRESSING<\/h4>\n<h4>3\/4 cup mayonnaise<\/h4>\n<h4>1\/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice<\/h4>\n<h4>1 1\/2 tablespoons lemon zest<\/h4>\n<h4>1 tablespoon sugar<\/h4>\n<h4>1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves<\/h4>\n<h4>Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste<\/h4>\n<h4>1\/3 cup olive oil<\/h4>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Native_Recipe_1\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-native-recipe\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"right\">\n<h3 id=\"directions\">DIRECTIONS:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Recipe_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-recipe adthrive-recipe-1\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176\/AdThrive_Recipe_2\/52e41fac28963d1e058a110e_0__container__\">To make the dressing, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar and thyme in the bowl of a food processor; season with salt and pepper, to taste. With the motor running, add the olive oil in a slow stream until emulsified; set aside. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. In a large bowl, combine pasta, bacon, avocado, lemon-thyme dressing, salt and pepper to taste.Serve immediately, garnished with thyme.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s23209.pcdn.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_9736edit.jpg\" alt=\"Bacon and Avocado Macaroni Salad - Loaded with fresh avocado and applewood smoked bacon tossed in a lemon-thyme dressing!\" width=\"953\" height=\"1430\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INGREDIENTS: 12 ounces elbows pasta 5 slices bacon, diced 2 avocados, halved, seeded, peeled and diced Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, for garnish FOR THE LEMON THYME DRESSING 3\/4 cup mayonnaise 1\/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 1\/2 tablespoons lemon zest 1 tablespoon sugar 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3462"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3463,"href":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions\/3463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}