Description
This creamy Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is bursting with tangy pickle flavor, perfect for your next BBQ or gathering. Liam, inspired by Sara’s free spirit, turns simple ingredients into a flavorful experience. It is easy to make and delivers that satisfying, zesty punch you crave.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound pasta (rotini or elbow recommended)
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup dill pickle juice
- 1/4 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup chopped dill pickles (more if you love pickles!)
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. Drain the pasta and rinse immediately with cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, pickle juice, sour cream, yellow mustard, sugar, celery salt, and pepper until completely smooth. This is your tangy dressing base.
- Add the cooled pasta, chopped dill pickles, red onion, and celery to the dressing.
- Gently fold all ingredients together until the pasta is evenly coated.
- Stir in the fresh chopped dill.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or preferably overnight, to allow the flavors to meld together.
- Taste before serving and adjust seasoning if needed. You might want a splash more pickle juice for extra tang.
Notes
- For a bacon ranch variation, add 1/2 cup crumbled cooked bacon and 1/4 cup dry ranch seasoning mix to the dressing.
- If you prefer a lighter salad, substitute half the mayonnaise with plain Greek yogurt.
- Use high-quality dill pickles; the flavor is key here.
- This salad tastes even better the next day!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing/No-Cook Dressing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 750mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 15mg