Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Wonderful Wednesday Wrecipes

I’m taking the cheaters way out today- lots to do. I came across this recipe on Tastespotting today- it sounds like a different take on a pasta salad:

Pesto Macaroni Salad with Tomatoes, Corn and Fresh Mozzarella

1 lb salad macaroni (small, short cut, uncooked)
3 ears of fresh corn, cooked and cut off the cob
1 pint grape tomatoes (the smaller, the better)
3 stalks of celery, small dice
2 shallots, minced
6 oz basil pesto
1/3 cup mayonnaise
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
8 oz fresh mozzarella, cut into 1/2″ cubes
salt and pepper to taste

Cook and cool the salad macaroni. Toss it with a tablespoon of olive oil to keep it from sticking together while you prepare the rest of the salad.

Boil the corn for about 5 minutes and then shock in ice water to halt the cooking. When cold, cut the corn kernels off the cob. Dice the celery and mince the shallots.

In a large bowl, combine the cooked macaroni, fresh corn, tomatoes, diced celery, and shallots. Fold in the pesto, mayonnaise and red wine vinegar. Fold in the diced mozzarella and season with salt and pepper to taste.

 

I’ll be trying this for the weekend and I’ll let you know how it comes out! BYE!

1 comment:

Deborah said...

Mary, you find the greatest food blogs. Iam going to try this salad this weekend, too!