Recipe courtesy of Hidden Valley
Smokehouse Pasta Salad
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 837
- Total Fat
- 35
- Saturated Fat
- 10
- Carbohydrates
- 111
- Dietary Fiber
- 8
- Sugar
- 47
- Protein
- 26
- Cholesterol
- 53
- Sodium
- 1145
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
Pasta Salad Base:
8 ounces short cut pasta, such as rotini, spirals, or small shells (2 1/4 cups)
1 bunch asparagus (1 pound), trimmed
3 ears corn, husks and silks removed
1 small red onion, cut in quarters
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and black pepper
4 links smoked pork sausage links (12 ounces)
Choice of Hidden Valley Ranch® Sauce, below
Southern-Style Pasta Salad Sauce:
1/2 cup Honey BBQ Hidden Valley Ranch®
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Italian-Style Pasta Salad Sauce:
1/2 cup Roasted Garlic Hidden Valley Ranch®
1/4 cup prepared pesto
2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad Sauce:
1/2 cup Cucumber Hidden Valley Ranch®
1/2 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup diced cucumber
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Directions
- Heat a grill to medium-high. While the grill heats, cook the pasta according to the package's directions. Drain, rinse under cold water until cool, and drain again. Reserve in a large bowl. Toss the asparagus, corn, and onion with the oil and a generous pinch of salt and pepper to evenly coat. Grill along with the sausage links, turning to evenly brown, until crisp-tender and lightly charred, about 6 minutes for the asparagus, 10 minutes for the corn, and 8 minutes for the onion. Grill the sausage, turning occasionally, until grill marks appear and heated through, and 10 minutes. Transfer everything to a cutting board. When cool enough to handle, cut the asparagus into 1-inch pieces, cut the kernels off the corn cobs, thinly slice the onion, and cut the sausages into thin half-moons. Add to the pasta, along with the sauce, and toss until evenly coated.
Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad Sauce:
- For Pasta Sauces: Stir all of the ingredients together (for each sauce separately) until well-mixed.