Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad

Street corn pasta salad with a serving spoon.

This bold Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad is the perfect mash-up of zesty and creamy flavors with a fun mix of different textures. It features sweet corn, a creamy, flavorful dressing, avocado, tomatoes, black beans, onions, and feta cheese.

Course Sides

Cuisine American

Keyword Corn Salad, mexican pasta salad, pasta salad

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 395kcal

Author Wendie Williams

Ingredients

3 cups dried rotini pasta
4 ears of corn on the cob

For The Dressing

1 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 chipotle pepper finely chopped along with 2 tablespoons adobo sauce *see notes

For The Salad

1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes cut in half
½ cup black beans drained and rinsed
½ cup red onion diced
1 jalapeno minced optional
½ cup Feta cheese
1 avocado diced
¼ cup cilantro chopped

Instructions

Cook pasta to al dente according to the pkg directions, drain and set aside
Heat a small pot of water on high heat and bring to a boil, add in the corn and cook 4-6 minutes. Remove to a plate and let them cool.
Once the corn is cooled off using a sharp knife and stand the cob on one end and carefully run the knife down the sides to remove the kernels, and set aside.
In a small bowl mix together the dressing ingredients until combined.
In a large bowl add the cooked pasta, tomatoes, black beans, onion, jalapenos, corn and Feta cheese. Add the mixed dressing on top and mix until combined.
Fold in the avocado and cilantro until mixed. Add more salt and pepper to taste if desired.
Add more feta cheese on top and serve!

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Notes

You can freeze leftover canned black beans for another use.

Use real mayonnaise and not Miracle Whip.

If you're making this ahead of time, fold in the avocados right before serving.

Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce come in a small can; most recipes only call for one pepper plus some sauce. You can freeze the remaining chipotles for another recipe.

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