Dill-licious Pasta Salad

Dill is one of my favorite herbs and I jump at the chance to cook with it and eat it! This pasta salad used to be a frequent purchase from Central Market until I figured, why not make it myself? So here is my version, pumped up with lots and lots of dill!

Here is what you will need: your favorite short pasta, I used bowties, red and/or yellow peppers, grape tomatoes, cucumber, mayo, sour cream, lemon juice and the main star dill

Start off by cooking your pasta so it will have a chance to cool. Cook the pasta a little bit more than you might normally because when it gets cold it will firm up. When the pasta is done run it under cold water to stop the cooking and cool it off. Slice the peppers into strips. Peel the cucumber, halve and scoop out the seeds. Slice and toss in a large bowl with the peppers and pasta. Cut the tomatoes in half and toss those in too.

Mix together 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup sour cream and a good squirt of lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste. Chop up a large handful of dill, I ended up with about a 1/4 cup. Stir the dill into the sauce and then add it to the bowl with the pasta and veggies. Toss everything together.

Mmmmmmm. This pasta salad made a perfect side dish to the hamburgers my dad grilled up for Memorial Day. If you like dill this is a must try! Hope you like it!

Dill and Pepper Pasta Salad

8 oz pasta, cooked and cooled
2 bell peppers, red or yellow. sliced
1 cucumber, peeled seeded and sliced
1/2 pint grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped dill

Toss together cooled pasta and sliced veggies in a large bowl. Mix together mayo, sour cream, lemon juice and dill in a separate bowl. Salt and pepper to taste. Dump mayo and sour cream sauce in with pasta and veggies and toss everything together. And you're ready to eat!