Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

Dill Pickle Pasta Salad

from southernliving.com
Side Dish
35 min
12 servings

Dill pickle pasta salad is creamy, briney, and certainly not your normal backyard BBQ pasta salad. With dill pickles, dill Havarti, and fresh dill, this is top to bottom a dish for people who love pickles.

Ingredients

  • 1 mediumshallot, thinly sliced (about 1/2 cup)
  • 1 tbsp.rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp.whole grain mustard
  • ¾ tsp.cracked black pepper
  • ½ tsp.kosher salt, plus more for pasta cooking water
  • 2 cupschopped dill pickles, plus 1/4 cup pickle brine, divided (from [1 24-oz.] jar)
  • 1pkg. uncooked orecchiette pasta
  • ¾ cupmayonnaise
  • ½ cupsour cream
  • 1block dill havarti cheese, chopped (about 1 cup)
  • 2 mediumcelery stalks, thinly sliced (about 1 1/3 cups)
  • ½ cupchopped fresh dill, plus more for garnish
  • 1 tbsp.ranch seasoning mix

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Stir together shallot, vinegar, mustard, pepper, salt, and 1/4 cup of the pickle brine in a large bowl; set aside for 15 minutes until flavors meld.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about  2 minutes longer than the package directions for al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water until cool.

  4. 4

    Stir mayonnaise and sour cream into shallot mixture. Fold in Havarti cheese, celery, dill, ranch seasoning, cooked pasta, and remaining 2 cups chopped pickles. Garnish with fresh dill.