Fresh Corn, Orzo, and Smoked Chicken Salad with Pine Nuts

Name: Fresh Corn, Orzo, and Smoked Chicken Salad with Pine Nuts
Ingredients: ¼ cup chopped fresh basil; ½ cup chopped green onions, both white and pale green parts; ½ cup julienned red bell pepper, blanched for a couple of seconds in boiling water; ½ cup julienned red bell pepper, blanched for a couple of seconds in boiling water; Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground pepper; Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground pepper; Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground pepper; ½ cup toasted pine nuts; Fresh basil sprigs and lime wedges for garnishing; Fresh basil sprigs and lime wedges for garnishing; ½ cup seasoned rice wine vinegar; 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 4 ounces dry orzo or other grain-shaped pasta; 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 2 bay leaves; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; 12 ounces smoked chicken or Corned Chicken, julienned; 12 ounces smoked chicken or Corned Chicken, julienned; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 4 ounces dry orzo or other grain-shaped pasta; 2½ cups fresh raw corn kernels, white or yellow (2 to 3 large ears); 2½ cups fresh raw corn kernels, white or yellow (2 to 3 large ears); 2½ cups fresh raw corn kernels, white or yellow (2 to 3 large ears); 12 ounces smoked chicken or Corned Chicken, julienned

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

From the Earth to the Table

By John Ash

Published 1995

About

This makes an excellent lunch salad or light supper for summer, and it can be made ahead of time and chilled. Smoked chicken is widely available, and this might just be an excuse to make Corned Chicken. Any smoked meat or fish would be tasty in this salad. If the corn isn’t perfectly young, sweet, and tender, I suggest blanching it for a few seconds and cooling it before using.

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Supper
Lunch
Summer

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