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

• ⅓ 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!