Smokehouse Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad

Name: Smokehouse Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 oz. short cut pasta; 1 bunch (1 lb.) asparagus; 3 ears corn; 1 red onion; 1 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; kosher salt and black pepper; 4 links (12 oz.) smoked pork sausage links; Hidden Valley Ranch® Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad Sauce, below; ½ cup Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Dressing; ½ cup tomato; ¼ cup cucumber; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 20 min
Servings 4

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Ingredients (12)

short cut pasta, such as rotini, spirals, or small shells (2¼ cups) 8 oz.
asparagus, trimmed 1 bunch (1 lb.)
corn, husks and silks removed 3 ears
small red onion, cut in quarters 1
extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoons
kosher salt and black pepper
smoked pork sausage links 4 links (12 oz.)
Hidden Valley Ranch® Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad Sauce, below

Mediterranean-Style Pasta Salad Sauce

diced tomato ½ cup
diced cucumber ¼ cup
fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons
Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Topping & Dressing

Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Dressing ½ cup

For safe meat preparation, reference the USDA website.

Steps (4)

1

Heat a grill to medium-high.
2

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.
3

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.
4

Mix all of the Pasta Sauce ingredients until smooth. 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.