Description
This Street Corn Pasta Salad for Spring Potlucks is creamy, fresh, and full of smoky corn flavor. It’s the perfect make-ahead dish for gatherings, combining tender pasta, grilled corn, lime, herbs, and cheese into one joyful bowl.
Ingredients
Scale
- 400 g short pasta (fusilli or rotini)
- 4 ears corn, grilled
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup fresh cilantro or parsley, chopped
- ¾ cup crumbled feta or cotija cheese
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in salted water until tender, then drain and cool completely.
- Grill the corn until lightly charred and cut the kernels off the cob.
- In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, lime juice, garlic, spices, and salt.
- Add the pasta, corn, onion, and herbs, folding gently to coat.
- Finish with cheese, chill, and serve.
Notes
You can prepare this salad a day ahead. Stir before serving and add extra lime juice if needed. Store leftovers in the fridge for up to three days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg