BLT Creamy Pasta Salad - San Remo

Ingredients

• San Remo Large Shells 500g
• 175g bacon, diced or roasted chickpeas
• 1 cup mayonnaise (if making vegan, find vegan mayonnaise)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cups rocket
• 2 cups heirloom tomatoes, quartered
• 1 red onion, finely sliced
• 1 avocado, sliced
• Croutons
• 400g tin of chickpeas, strained, rinsed and dried
• Salt, to taste
• 4 slices of bread, ideally a day of two old, chopped roughly
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp garlic powder