Serves:
10 people
Cooking Time:
25 minutes
Ingredients
- 16 oz. rotini pasta, cooked
- Olive oil for tossing pasta and corn
- 2 (15 oz.) cans corn, drained
- ½ cup cotija cheese + more for garnish
- 3 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro + more for garnish
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 2 pinches cayenne
- Zest and juice of 2 limes
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions until al dente. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper and set aside to cool to room temperature.
- On a lined baking tray, toss corn in olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread out to an even layer and broil 5-10 minutes or until seared and slightly crunchy.
- Add pasta, corn, cotija, and cilantro to a large bowl. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl combine sour cream, mayo, garlic powder, chili powder, cayenne pepper, lime zest and juice, and a couple of large pinches of salt and pepper.
- Pour most of the dressing over the pasta and toss until everything is well coated.
- Transfer Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad to a serving platter, drizzle with remaining dressing and garnish Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad with crumbled cotija and fresh chopped cilantro.