Serves 10 to 12 as a side dish

Fresh cherry tomatoes and plenty of savoury bacon in a refreshingly tasty pasta salad, with a mild blue cheese dressing. What's not to like?

225g of Pasta Twists (2 cups)

4 to 5 spring onions, washed, trimmed and chopped

1 punnet of cherry tomatoes, washed and halved (about 2 cups)

 2 stalks celery, trimmed and diced

450g (1-pound) of streaky smoked bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled

240g of good quality mayonnaise (1 cup)

60g of blue cheese dressing (1/4 cup)

2 TBS cider vinegar

1 TBS sugar

salt and black pepper to taste

chopped parsley to garnish

Cook your pasta according to the package directions.  Drain well.  Rise in cold water and drain again.  Set aside.

Whisk the mayonnaise, blue cheese dressing, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper together in a serving bowl.   Stir in the spring onions.   Add the cooked pasta and cherry tomatoes.  Toss to coat well.   Cover and chill for at least an hour.   Remove and stir in 3/4 of the bacon.  Sprinkle the remainder on top along with some chopped fresh parsley.   Serve450g