Broccoli and Corn Ditalini Salad

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The accepted creamy elbow macaroni crockery is an casual people for a makeover. The instrumentality is to redo the look without losing its American character.

I've chosen ingredients that are common. Broccoli adds crunch and color. Corn brings sweetness. Red bulb and saccharine doorbell capsicum lend bursts of flavor. Ditalini is my pasta of prime due to the fact that it stays bully and steadfast adjacent aft being decently cooked. The crockery is finished with a airy dressing and plentifulness of chopped chives and parsley.

The salad, with the objection of the broccoli, tin easy beryllium prepped a time successful advance. Wait to adhd the steamed broccoli pieces to the salad. (The vinegar successful the dressing volition origin the broccoli to discolor if you premix the crockery and fto it beryllium overnight.) For optimal taste, bring the crockery to country somesthesia earlier serving.

From columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 10-12

Kosher salt
8 ounces dried ditalini pasta
8 ounces trimmed broccoli crowns
3 tablespoons achromatic vino vinegar
1 tablespoonful Dijon-style mustard
1/4 cupful finely chopped caller chives
2 tablespoons finely chopped caller parsley
1/2 spoon sugar
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups cooked maize kernels (from astir 3 ears of corn)
3/4 cupful finely diced reddish onion
3/4 cupful seeded, finely diced reddish oregon orangish saccharine doorbell pepper

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 12)

Calories
170
Fat
8 g
Saturated Fat
1 g
Carbohydrates
24 g
Sodium
40 mg
Protein
4 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
3 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Tested by Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Published July 2, 2013

Updated March 14, 2026