peach n' corn pesto pasta salad

+ come eat some pasta salad in nyc with me <3333

heeeeyyyy……….how y’all doin’……….

guys I am so sorry for abandoning ship for the last few weeks. apartment hunting in NYC has drained me beyond belief and left me high and dry!!!!!! I am quite literally writing this from my parents couch in staten island where I reside at the moment. my stuff is in storage, and I’m just taking it day by day trying to find a mothafuckin’ sunny kitchen out here. if you follow me on instagram you know the saga of it all, you’ve seen the options I’ve been dealing with and you probably voted on a poll for me not to take an apartment that comes with an oven the size of an ez-bake (i will thank u down the line) so alas, nyc apt hunting: 1, me: 0

but it’s fine!!! I may have no apartment, but at least I have this 32 qt bowl to make pasta salad in. why I have this 32qt bowl (other than the fact it’s iconic) is because I’ll be making a bunch of pasta salad for the pop-up i’m having in NYC this Saturday!!!

it’s open to anyone! starts at 12pm until sell out - but definitely get there early as I’m only making a limited amount of pints!!!

it will be at Big Night in the West Village, if you’ve never heard of it - it’s a shoppy shop to top all shoppy shops. they sell lil tins of fish, provisions, glassware, cute home decor etc.

if you’re around this weekend, pop in, take a peruse around the shop, buy yourself a ‘lil pint of pasta salad!

• i’m also dropping some merch that you’ll be first to get your hands on (!!) online orders will come after for my non nyc peeps

• ghia will be supplying free spritzes

• + you can just come by and say hi!! would love to see you all <3333

I will be making the godfather pasta salad - it was my claim to pasta salad queen fame so it only feels right :’)

now for the new pasta salad on the block: this peak summer produce pasta salad. complete with grilled corn, juicy peaches, pesto and mozzarella. It’s perfectly light to pair with anything for a bbq (or eat on it’s own) and really just gives the summer energy we need during this relentlessly hot summer. so so god, you musteth try it!

peaches ‘n corn pasta sal:

• 10 oz pasta, cooked, drained and rinsed

• 2 ears of corn

• 1.5 large peaches, diced

• 5 oz castelvetrano olives, torn in half

• 8 oz ciliegine, halved (or mozzarella pearls)

• 12 oz cherry tomatoes, halved 

• 1/4 cup fresh basil, torn or thinly sliced

• crushed pistachios to garnish

• fresh pesto to top (I used gotham greens pesto from the refrigeration aisle because it’s just as good as homemade and sometimes I just don’t got the time or patience to be making a whole ass pesto)

tomato “marinade”:

• 1/2 shallot, halved + thinly sliced

• 1/2 lemon, zested and juiced

• 1 tbsp brightland pizza oil (if you for some reason still don’t own this oil, you can add some calabrian chilis or red pepper flakes to add some heat)

• 2 tbsp olive oil 

• 1 garlic clove, grated

• sprinkle of dried oregano

• pinch of salt + freshly cracked black pepper

dressing:

• 1/3 cup olive oil

• 1 tbsp honey

• 1 tbsp brightland pizza oil

• squeeze of lemon

• freshly cracked black pepper + salt to taste

1. for the tomatoes: add all the ingredients to a small bowl and toss to combine. set aside for 10 minutes to allow the tomatoes to release their juices and get friendly with the other ingredients.

2. for the dressing: combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until combined.

3. for the corn: if you have a grill, you can cook the ears wrapped in their husks for about 15-20 minutes or 10 minutes with husks removed. if you don’t have a grill you can oil a pan and cook the corn on medium heat, flipping occasionally until all sides are nicely charred. once cool, cut the sides off each side. I love when they cluster up and aren’t all singular kernels.

4. add everything to a bowl with the dressing, toss together and top with dollops of pesto + crushed pistachios. enjooooyyy <3333

let me know if you try this + hope to see you Saturday!!!!!!!!! <3333

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xoxo katie