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Mexican pasta salad

Published by Chatelaine on 8/1/2009

Our modern macaroni salad has a creamy salsa- and chili-laced dressing, which lends it a rosy hue.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 of 450-g pkg tubetti or shell pasta
  • 1 plum tomato
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 1/2 small red onion
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) salsa
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) minced chipotle, in adobo sauce (optional)
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each ground cumin and salt
  • 1 ripe avocado, peeled
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped cilantro
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  1. Cook pasta following package directions. Meanwhile, chop tomato and thinly slice pepper and onion. Place in a large bowl. In a small bowl, stir mayo with salsa, chipotle and seasonings. Add drained pasta to vegetables. Drizzle with mayo mixture. Toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, until cold or up to a day.
  2. Before serving, slice avocado. Stir into salad with cilantro. Add more mayo if needed. Good cold or at room temperature.
  • 9 g protein
  • 30 g fat
  • 52 g carbohydrates
  • 654 mg sodium
  • 7 g fibre
  • 508 calories

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