Description
Experience the vibrant flavors of summer with this Street Corn Pasta Salad with Cilantro Pesto & Goat Cheese. This dish features sweet grilled corn, a zesty cilantro pesto, and creamy goat cheese, making it an irresistible choice for any gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large ears of corn
- 8 ounces bow tie pasta
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- ½ avocado, diced
- ⅓ cup goat cheese crumbles
- Cilantro pesto (made from cilantro leaves, cashews, lime juice, garlic, jalapeño, olive oil)
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to high heat and prepare seasoned corn.
- Grill the corn until charred (about 10 minutes), then cool and cut off kernels.
- Cook pasta in salted water according to package instructions until al dente; drain and cool.
- In a food processor, blend cilantro leaves with cashews, lime juice, garlic, jalapeño, olive oil, salt, and pepper to make pesto.
- Mix cooked pasta with pesto; fold in grilled corn kernels and remaining ingredients.
- Chill before serving or serve immediately garnished with extra toppings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 15mg