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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Corn Pasta Salad with Bacon and Creamy Pesto Dressing

 

 Hi Friends!  Glad you stopped by.  Comin' at ya today with another salad recipe.  I have been getting creative and as always, want to share with you!


This is so easy to throw together

 

Ingredients

Salad

  • 8 oz orecchiette pasta or other short pasta
  • 1 cup corn kernels cooked
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 4 slices bacon cooked and sliced
  • fresh cilantro chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste

Salad dressing

  • cup basil pesto store-bought or homemade
  • 3 tablespoons Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice freshly squeezed

 

Instructions 

Cook pasta

  • Bring a pot of water to boil. Add pasta and cook according to package instructions. Drain.
  • While the pasta is cooking, proceed with the rest of the recipe.

Make salad dressing

  • In a mason jar, whisk together basil pesto with Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, and freshly squeezed lime juice.
  • If your dressing is too thick, you can thin it out by adding more Greek yogurt, small amounts of water, or extra lime juice (or lemon juice). Or, combination of what I just listed.

Assembly

  • In a large bowl, combine cooked and drained pasta, cooked corn kernels, diced bell pepper, and chopped cooked bacon. Mix to combine.
  • Distribute into individual salad bowls. Top with the salad dressing. Sprinkle the chopped fresh cilantro on top.
     
     
    ENJOY!

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4 comments:

Maria Rineer said...

I will share this with Alyssa- she will want to make it. Pesto and pasta are two of her favorite things! Looks yummy.

Alexandra EyeLoveKnots said...

My kind of salad. Yum!!

Joanne said...

That looks delicious!

Food nutters said...

Definitely need to try this out; it looks great!

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