Pasta salad with roasted corn and basil dressing
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"What’s special about this pasta salad is that it’s not only a great salad for a BBQ, but also a quick summer dinner option. If you’ve already fired up the barbecue, you can skip the step of pan-frying the corn cobs and instead grill the whole sweet corn until charred, then cut the corns off the cob, and add them to the salad. In this case, I’d suggest to use the onion raw and to add the garlic and chili flakes to the basil dressing. For a classic pasta salad I recommend shorter pasta shapes, but if you want to serve this for dinner, you could also use longer pasta."
Difficulty
Easy 👌Ingredients
Utensils
large pot, sieve, cutting board, knife, frying pan, liquid measuring cup, immersion blender, large bowl
How-To Videos
How to halve cherry tomatoes
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Nutrition per serving
Step 1/4
- 200 g pasta
- salt
- large pot
- sieve
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Before draining, reserve some of the pasta cooking water and set aside.
Step 2/4
- 125 g cherry tomatoes
- ½ red onion
- ½ clove garlic
- 1 sweet corn
- ½ tsp chili flakes
- olive oil (for frying)
- cutting board
- knife
- frying pan
While the pasta cooks, halve cherry tomatoes. Peel and mince onion and garlic. Cut corn off the cob—it’s okay if you have some smaller and bigger chunks. Heat some olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add corn and fry for approx. 5 min. or until slightly charred and almost crispy. Add chili flakes, onion, and garlic and keep frying for approx. 2 min., until onion is translucent.
Step 3/4
- ½ avocado
- 15 g basil
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ lime
- 50 ml pasta water
- salt
- pepper
- liquid measuring cup
- immersion blender
For the dressing, halve and pit avocado. Add the pulp, basil, olive oil, lime juice, and reserved pasta water to a large measuring cup. Use an immersion blender to blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Step 4/4
- pepper
- basil (for serving)
- large bowl
Add cooked pasta and basil dressing to a large bowl and toss to coat. Add roasted corn, halved cherry tomatoes, and mix. Serve with freshly ground pepper and basil. Enjoy!
