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Street Corn Pasta Salad

Street Corn Pasta Salad - A Family Feast
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 Our Street Corn Pasta Salad combines grilled corn kernels, pasta, and vegetables in a creamy and zesty dressing.

Ingredients

Scale

8 ounces dry pasta (we used bow tie/farfalle)

6 ears of corn, husked

1/2 cup vegetable oil for grilling

Topping

1 cup cotija cheese, crumbled

1/3 cup cilantro, chopped

1/3 cup crema

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon garlic, minced fine

2 tablespoons lime juice

1 tablespoon lime zest

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

To Assemble The Salad

4 ounces Cotija cheese, crumbled

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

1 large jalapeno, seeded and minced

1/2 cup red onion, sliced thin

1 cup grape tomatoes, cut in half

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Ideas for Garnish

Lime wedges

Additional cilantro

Additional Cotija cheese

Additional crema

Instructions

  1. Make the crema the day prior or at least four hours before preparing the recipe.
  2. Cook the pasta per box directions in salted water. Drain and cool under cold water and drain again.
  3. Husk the corn and lay them out in a sheet tray and brush with the oil. Before grilling, prepare the other ingredients.
  4. Mix all the Topping ingredients in a medium bowl.
  5. In a large bowl, add all the salad assembly ingredients listed.
  6. Heat your grill to high, roll the corn around in the oil one last time and place them on the grill. Keep charring and turning until all the corn is charred, about 15 minutes.
  7. Once charred, place back in the sheet tray and immediately cover with the topping, letting it melt into the corn. Cool to room temperature.
  8. Once cool, use a sharp knife to cut away the kernels and add to the large salad bowl with the salad ingredients you put in the bowl from earlier. Any topping that is still in the pan should also be scraped into the salad bowl.
  9. Add the cooked pasta and toss.
  10. Serve in bowls with any of the garnish options listed above. (We found that lime wedges squeezed over the top of the salad really woke the flavors up.)

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