Pasta Salad With Tomatoes and Corn

What a great tasting salad! Sometimes you just gotta give that old potato salad a rest and go for something different! Give this a try. It will either be great to get back to your old recipe, or become another one of your favorites. Kidding aside, this is really good!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 5  tablespoons olive oil
• 5  tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped fresh basil
• 2  large garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups fresh corn kernels (cut from 3 ears) or 1 1⁄2 cups  thawed frozen corn
• 1 1⁄4 lbs plum tomatoes, chopped
• 8  ounces penne pasta, freshly cooked
• 1⁄2 cup  grated parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Whisk 4 tablespoons oil, vinegar, basil and garlic in large bowl to blend.
2. Heat remaining 1 tablespoons oil in heavy, large skillet over med. heat.
3. Add corn; saute` 3 minutes.
4. Add corn to dressing in bowl.
5. Add tomatoes, pasta and cheese to bowl and toss to blend.
6. Season salad with salt and pepper.