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a white bowl filled with a creamy dill pickle pasta salad on a white counter.

The Best Creamy Dill Pickle Pasta Salad Recipe

This Dill Pickle Pasta Salad is the cold, creamy, tangy pasta salad of your dreams—aka the perfect way to win over every dill pickle lover at your next summer picnic.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Fusilli Noodles
  • 1 cup Mayo Duke’s is best!
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1 large Garlic Clove grated
  • 2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons Fresh Dill roughly chopped and packed
  • 1 teaspoon White Sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Sweet Pickle Relish
  • 1 8oz block Havarti cheese such as Roth - cut into cubes
  • 2 cups Dill Pickles chopped
  • 2 tablespoons pickle juice or more, to taste
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Fresh cracked black pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the fusilli according to the package directions until al dente. Drain, rinse with cold water, and set aside to cool completely.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the mayo, Dijon mustard, grated garlic, apple cider vinegar, chopped dill, sweet pickle relish, sugar, two generous pinches of kosher salt, and several cracks of black pepper until smooth.
  • Add the cooled pasta and chopped dill pickles to the bowl with the dressing. Gently fold everything together until the noodles are well coated.
  • Pour in the pickle juice to loosen the dressing. Start with 2 tablespoons and add more if needed, depending on your pasta shape and how creamy you like it.
  • Stir in the cubed Roth Havarti cheese. Taste and adjust with additional salt and black pepper, if necessary.
  • Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve—or enjoy immediately if you're impatient (no judgment!).
Keyword dill pickle, pasta salad, summer recipes
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