Cumin-Lime Pasta Salad

      Whipped this little bad boy up today for lunch. Pasta salad is a favorite of mine on a hot day. I gave it a little mexican flair and ta-da, new flavors and reinvented salad.  Perfect for a picnic, a warm summer evening or heck...whenever you want to eat it!

Cumin-Lime Pasta Salad

Salad
1 package Corn Penne Pasta (you can use any pasta, I was giving the gluten-free, corn pasta a try)
1 can black beans, rinsed & drained
1 tomato, chopped or sliced
6-8 mini bell peppers, sliced
1 avocado, half cubed and half sliced
1 ear of corn, grilled and kernels cut off (this was my vision, I didn't make it to the store for corn)
Crumbled cotija cheese 

Cumin-Lime Dressing
1/2 extra virgin olive oil
2 limes, zested & juiced
1 tbsp agave/honey
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
Salt & Pepper

  

While the pasta is cooking, chop, drain and prep salad ingredients

 

Then work on the dressing - add oil & cumin in a bowl

 

Zest & juice your limes,  add 1 Tbsp agave

 

Whisk ingredients together and add chili powder, salt & pepper to taste

Toss it all together. Serve with sliced avocado and crumbled cotija on top. yummo!

Super easy and light for a summer meal.

Cheers, 

Belle