I really like making pasta salads, particularly through the summer time months. A number of favourite pasta salad recipes embrace: Italian pasta salad, simple orzo salad, caprese pasta salad, and BLT pasta salad.

Grilled steak can also be excellent for summertime. Everybody loves steak salad, steak tacos, and steak kabobs. They’re summer time staples.

Effectively, I made a decision to make a Steak Pasta Salad that mixes the richness of steak with the freshness of pasta and greens. This pasta salad is made with grilled steak, charred corn, grilled pink peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, pink onion, salty cotija cheese, and a vibrant cilantro lime French dressing. The flavors are phenomenal!

Be happy to customise along with your favourite greens or add different elements like avocado or black beans.

This pasta salad will be served as a important dish for lunch or dinner, and additionally it is an amazing recipe to take to events and potlucks. It’s at all times a crowd-pleasing dish, your family and friends will LOVE it!

Additionally it is a superb recipe for meal prepping as a result of the salad holds up effectively. Retailer within the fridge and revel in leftovers!

Components

• Steak– I like to recommend utilizing flank steak, however sirloin, tri-tip, hanger, and skirt steak will even work.
• Candy corn– use corn on the cob. It is a nice recipe for summertime when corn is in season.
• Crimson bell pepper– seeds and stem eliminated.
• Fusilli pasta– or pasta of your choic!
• Grape tomatoes– halved.
• Cucumber– I like to make use of English cucumber.
• Crimson onion– diced.
• Cotija cheese– don’t skip the cheese, it provides SO a lot taste! Queso fresco will even work!
• Cilantro Lime French dressing– the dressing is mild and flavorful! In the event you choose a creamy dressing, you need to use Jalapeño Ranch or Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing.
• Cilantro– for garnish!

Make Steak Pasta Salad

• Preheat a grill or warmth a stovetop grill pan over medium-high warmth. If utilizing a grill, flippantly oil the grate.
• Season the steak generously with salt and pepper. Place the steak on the grill and prepare dinner undisturbed for six minutes. Flip it as soon as and proceed cooking till it reaches your required stage of doneness. For medium-rare, prepare dinner the steak till it reaches an inner temperature of 130 levels F.
• Switch the steak to a chopping board and let relaxation whilst you put together the remainder of the salad.

• Place the corn and pink pepper items on the new grill. Grill for two to three minutes per facet, or till char marks type. Take away from grill and put aside to chill to room temperature.

• Prepare dinner the pasta to al dente, based on package deal directions. Drain and rinse with chilly water. Place the pasta in a big bowl.

• Use a pointy knife to chop the steak into small cubes. Minimize the charred corn off the cobs and chop up the grilled pepper items.

• Add the steak, corn, pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, pink onion, and cotija cheese to the pasta. Season with salt and black pepper, to style.

• Pour the French dressing over the pasta salad. Toss effectively till the salad is effectively coated. Style and add extra salt and pepper, if vital.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve.

Retailer

• Retailer leftover pasta salad in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 days. To freshen the salad up, toss in a bit of extra dressing or drizzle with a bit of olive oil or avocado oil.
• You can also make the cilantro lime French dressing upfront. Retailer in a jar or container within the fridge for as much as one week. Whisk effectively earlier than utilizing.

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Steak Pasta Salad

Steak Pasta Salad made with juicy grilled steak, charred corn, pink pepper, tomatoes, crispy cucumbers, salty cotija cheese, and a zesty cilantro lime French dressing. Function a important dish or take as a facet dish to any occasion or potluck! This pasta salad is at all times a crowd pleaser!

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• 1 lb flank steak
• 2 ears candy corn
• 1 giant pink bell pepper, seeds and stem eliminated, minimize into 3-inch-wide items
• 8 oz fusilli pasta, or pasta of your alternative
• 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
• 1 cup diced cucumber
• 1/2 cup diced pink onion
• 1/2 cup crumbled cotija cheese
• Kosher salt and black pepper, to style
• Cilantro Lime French dressing
• Cilantro, for garnish

• Preheat a grill or warmth a stovetop grill pan over medium-high warmth. If utilizing a grill, flippantly oil the grate.

• Season the steak generously with salt and pepper. Place the steak on the grill and prepare dinner undisturbed for six minutes. Flip it as soon as and proceed cooking till it reaches your required stage of doneness. For medium-rare, prepare dinner the steak till it reaches an inner temperature of 130 levels F.

• Switch the steak to a chopping board and let relaxation whilst you put together the remainder of the salad.

• Place the corn and pink pepper items on the new grill. Grill for two to three minutes per facet, or till char marks type. Take away from grill and put aside to chill to room temperature.

• Prepare dinner the pasta to al dente, based on package deal directions. Drain and rinse with chilly water. Place the pasta in a big bowl.

• Use a pointy knife to chop the steak into small cubes. Minimize the charred corn off the cobs and chop up the grilled pepper items.

• Add the steak, corn, pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, pink onion, and cotija cheese to the pasta. Season with salt and black pepper, to style.

• Make the cilantro lime French dressing and pour desired quantity over the pasta salad. Toss effectively till the salad is effectively coated. Style and add extra salt and pepper, if vital. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

Retailer leftovers within the fridge for as much as 3 days. 

Energy: 320kcal, Carbohydrates: 38g, Protein: 25g, Fats: 8g, Saturated Fats: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g, Monounsaturated Fats: 2g, Ldl cholesterol: 56mg, Sodium: 192mg, Potassium: 581mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 953IU, Vitamin C: 33mg, Calcium: 96mg, Iron: 2mg

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