GrillAmerican
Street-corn pasta salad
Charred corn, cotija, chili, lime, short pasta. Cold next to grilled meat.
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30 min · 25 min hands-on · pull 185°F
Ingredients
3.5 lb on the fire · ~2.8 lb to the table · 6 plates at 8 oz
- rotini12 oz
- corn, charred3 cups
- mayonnaise or crema1/2 cup
- cotija1/2 cup
- lime1
- chili powder1 tsp
- cilantro1/4 cup
Method
- 1
Pasta in salted water until just tender. Drain.
- 2
Char the corn in a dry pan.
- 3
Mayo, chili, lime, cotija, cilantro. Fold. Salt. Cold or warm.
On the plate
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