My Southwestern Pasta Salad With a Kick is a delicious, balanced, meal on it’s own. It’s a perfect summertime dish to take along for any picnic and enjoy with a crowd. You can also top it with fresh avocado or grilled salmon.
Southwestern Pasta Salad With A Kick
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Author: Chef Shosh
Serves: 8 Servings
Ingredients
- Salad:
- 1 lb package of pasta, cooked al dente
- ½ cup roasted corn, cut off the cob
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in halves
- ¼ cup pickled jalapenos, sliced into tiny pieces
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- handful of roasted pumpkin seeds
- ½ cup crumbled Mexican cotija cheese
- Dressing:
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 canned chipotle pepper
- juice of 2 limes
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, toss together all of the salad ingredients.
- For the dressing place all ingredients for dressing into a blender and blend on high until completely smooth.
- Pour dressing over salad and toss thoroughly.
- Garnish with extra pumpkin seeds and fresh cilantro.
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Yum !! This is my kind of food !!
This recipe looks so delicious! I kinda likes like the one my mom used to make. I’m definitely going to try it, thank you for the instructions!
Thank you!