Grilled Southwestern Pasta Salad
- 8 ounces multigrain penne pasta or 8 ounces whole wheat penne
- 8 ounces lean boneless sirloin steaks
- 12 teaspoon ground cumin
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon pepper
- 3 medium poblano chiles, halved and seeded
- 1 ear of corn, husked
- 1 medium sweet onion, sliced 1/2 in. thick
- nonstick cooking spray
- 2 large ripe tomatoes, cut in bite-size chunks
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 14 cup lime juice
- 12 cup chopped cilantro
- Cook pasta in a large pot of lightly salted water as package directs.
- Drain; rinse under cold water and drain again.
- Transfer to a large serving bowl.
- Heat outdoor grill.
- Rub steak with 1/4 tsp each of the cumin, salt and pepper.
- Coat steak, peppers, corn and onion with nonstick spray.
- Grill steak 4 to 6 minutes, turning once, for medium-rare.
- Remove to cutting board; let stand 5 minutes.
- Grill peppers, corn and onion 8 to 10 minutes, turning as needed until lightly charred and tender.
- Cut peppers and onion into bite-size pieces and cut corn off cob; add to bowl with pasta.
- Slice steak thinly against the grain and add to bowl.
- Add remaining cumin, salt and pepper and remaining ingredients to bowl; toss to mix and coat.
penne pasta, ground cumin, salt, pepper, poblano chiles, corn, sweet onion, nonstick cooking spray, tomatoes, olive oil, lime juice, cilantro
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grilled-southwestern-pasta-salad-524304 (may not work)