Elote Pasta Salad
If you're looking for a summer pasta salad recipe that everyone will love, you have to make this elote pasta salad. It's so flavorful, so easy to make, and everyone will love it.
Ingredients
PASTA SALAD
- 1 16 oz box pasta
- 4 cups of corn
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 1 jalapeno
- 1 bunch cilantro
- ½ cup red onion
- 1 cup cojita cheese
DRESSING
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup mayo
- 2 limes juiced
- 2 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon tajin or elote seasoning like TJs
- 2 tablespoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, over medium heat, and cook your noodles according to the package directions.
- Drain the pasta, once cooked, and immediately run cold water over them to stop them from cooking while cooking.
- Set your pasta aside to cool.
- In a medium to large frying pan, roast your corn over medium-high heat with a dash of olive oil or butter.
- Once your corn is browned, should be about 5 minutes, pour your corn into a bowl and place it in the freezer for it to quickly cool down.
- Let your corn cool while you prepare your other pasta salad ingredients. Dice your red onion, seed dice your jalapeno and roughly chop your cilantro.
- In a large bowl, pour in your cooled pasta, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro, cojita cheese and corn.
- In a separate bowl, mix your dressing: sour cream, mayo, lime juice, chili powder, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and water.
- Pour over your pasta salad, and mix well.
- Top with additional cilantro and cojita cheese and enjoy!