Southwest Pasta Salad

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19 Ingredients

• 1/2 lb bowtie pasta
• 1 14oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 roma tomatoes, diced or about 3/4 C or halved cherry tomatoes
• 1 large red, yellow, or orange bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 C sliced green onions
• 1/2 C frozen fresh corn
• zest from 2 limes
• optional: 8 oz diced cooked chicken (this is fantastic)
• 1/2 C Queso Fresco or Cotija Cheese (or you could sub grated jack, cheddar or pepperjack)
• 6 Tbs fresh lime juice (about 3 juicy limes)
• 1/4 C white wine or rice vinegar
• 4-5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp coriander
• 1/2 tsp kosher or sea salt
• 2 tsp sugar (add a touch more if your limes are extra sour/bitter)
• 3/4 C canola oil
• 1/2 C roughly chopped cilantro