Corn and Miso Pasta Salad
Updated Oct. 12, 2023

- Total Time
- 50 minutes
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Cook Time
- 35 minutes
- Rating
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Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- 8ounces ditalini pasta
- 4ears fresh corn, shucked and washed
- 2large stalks celery, peeled and finely chopped
- ⅔cup finely minced fresh chives
- Granulated sugar
- 4½tablespoons white or yellow miso
- 4½tablespoons lemon juice, plus more to taste
- 1½tablespoons finely chopped Calabrian chiles (or minced chipotles in adobo, or gochujang, or sambal oelek), plus more to taste
- ½cup mayonnaise (vegan, if desired)
Preparation
- Step 1
Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add ditalini to the water and boil according to package instructions. Drain the pasta, and rinse under cold water until cool. Drain well and set aside.
- Step 2
Grab a large bowl and invert a smaller bowl inside of it. Hold the corn upright on the center of the smaller bowl. Using a sharp chef’s knife, slice downward to shave the kernels off the cob. Discard the cobs and remove the smaller bowl. Add the cooked ditalini, plus the celery and chives. Season with a large pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar; toss to combine.
- Step 3
In the smaller bowl, whisk to combine the miso, lemon juice and Calabrian chile. Add the mayonnaise and whisk until fully incorporated.
- Step 4
Combine with the corn mixture and toss. Taste and adjust seasoning with more lemon juice, chile, salt or sugar as needed. Store refrigerated (up to 3 days) until serving.
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Comments
I blanched the corn (whole cobs) for 2.5 minutes and then shocked them in an ice bath before cutting them for the salad. I think Ham uses raw corn for maximum crunch vs the pasta but I found my method yielded crunchy corn that wasn't too heavy on raw starch taste which I wanted to avoid. Result was delish :)
I found this to be much too salty. Next time I’ll eliminate the salt and possibly cut back a bit on the miso. I added diced Granny Smith apples and found that rounded out the flavours quite nicely.
I added shrimp to this the second time I made it and it was very good.
Found it did not need salt beyond the miso. Used sambal oelek. Greatly benefited from a chill in the fridge before serving. Delicious!
I had two ears of corn so I halved the recipe, and I didn't have chives so I used green onions. I also used gochujuang in the dressing. I blanched the corn for 2 mins before cooking the pasta, per some other reviews. this was delicious. it was pretty good the day I made it, but eating it for lunch the next day, cold out of the fridge was divine. will definitely make again.
skip the pinch of kosher salt in step 2. that makes it too salty. there's more than enough salt in the miso. otherwise, this is addictively amazing
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