Deconstructed Summer Chili

Not a heavy chili, light and delicious summer meal! 

 

Ingredients

1/3 cup lime juice
1/4 cup cilantro chopped
1/3 cup olive oil
2 ears corn, cooked and cut from stalk
2 cups elbow pasta, cooked and cooled
1 red onion, half finely chopped, half thinly sliced
1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 pound lean ground beef
One 15-ounce can kidney beans, rinsed
4 Roma tomatoes, cut into wedges
Salt and pepper to taste


Technique

In a saute pan add 2 tsp of olive oil and chopped onions, wait about 2 minutes and add beef cooking thoroughly adding chili power and cumin right at the end.  Allow meat to cool.  Whisk together lime juice, olive oil and cilantro and add remaining ingrediants.  Buon appetito!



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