Hot Honey Grilled Corn Pasta Salad
Combine grilled corn, tender pasta, tomatoes and arugula in an addicting sweet and savory hot honey sauce to make the perfect pasta salad!
Servings 8
Calories 166kcal
Ingredients
- 3 ears fresh corn
- 8 oz pasta I like orrechiete
- 8 oz cherry tomatoes cut into quarters
- 2. oz arugula
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves cut into ribbons
- 2 tbsp hot honey
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat grill or grill pan over high heat. Place shucked and cleaned ears of corn directly on grill grates and reduce heat to med-high. Cook corn for about 8 minutes rotating frequently - you want the corn to look charred on the outside.
- While the corn cools, boil pasta in heavily salted water according to package instructions. Drain water and rinse cooked pasta in cold water to cool. Place in a large mixing bowl
- Cut corn kernels off the ears of corn and place corn in the mixing bowl along with the quartered cherry tomatoes and fresh basil.
- Whisk hot honey, olive oil and vinegar together. Pour mixture into bowl and toss.
- Add arugula to bowl and toss again. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve immediately. If you would like to chill before serving, save arugula on the side, chill and then toss with arugula chilled.
Notes
- Use gluten free pasta to easily make this pasta salad recipe gluten free
- If you don't have access to spicy honey you can make your own by mixing honey with things like hot sauce, sriracha or crushed red pepper flakes.
- Save time and use fire roasted frozen or canned corn in place of the fresh corn ears
Nutrition
Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 354IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg
