Southwestern Pasta Salad
- Ready In:
- 1hr 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
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Dressing
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1⁄3 cup fresh lime juice
- 1⁄3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped finely
- 2 garlic cloves, minced finely
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
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Salad
- 8 ounces multi-colored bow tie pasta, cooked and drained
- 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 pint grape tomatoes, halved
- 3⁄4 cup red onion, chopped
- 1 cup frozen corn, thawed and drained
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled and cubed
- tortilla chips (optional)
directions
- Combine dressing ingredients in small bowl and whisk together until blended.
- Combine pasta, beans, tomatoes, onion, and corn in large bowl; add vinaigrette and toss to coat.
- Cover and chill 1 hour, add cubed avocado just before serving, and garnish with tortilla chips if desired.
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Reviews
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This was great when I needed a quick potluck dish. I had to do without cilantro, but otherwise, I made the dressing as written. Used a can of diced tomatoes in place of the grape tomatoes, and didn't have an avocado, but it was still great. Next time I'll add both cilantro and avocado, because I think it would be even better.
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I made this pasta salad for a cookout today. I was a little nervous because I usually try recipes out before serving it to guests but it was a huge hit everyone loved it including myself. The only thing I did different was I did not add the avocado but I did everything else by the recipe. It was great. I had several people ask me for the recipe before they left. I will be making this again and again. Thank you for posting this recipe it is wonderful.
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This was great when I needed a quick potluck dish. I had to do without cilantro, but otherwise, I made the dressing as written. Used a can of diced tomatoes in place of the grape tomatoes, and didn't have an avocado, but it was still great. Next time I'll add both cilantro and avocado, because I think it would be even better.
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