Summer Salad with Grilled Corn and Cherry Tomatoes

  4.8 – 4 reviews  • Corn Salad Recipes

Swiss cheese, kraut, corned beef, and thousand island dressing are cooked between crescent rolls. Easy and delicious. These are kid-friendly.

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Additional Time: 2 hrs
Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

  1. 8 ears corn in the husk
  2. 2 cups quartered cherry tomatoes
  3. 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
  4. 1 small red onion, chopped
  5. ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
  6. ½ cup olive oil
  7. ¼ cup rice vinegar
  8. 2 tablespoons lime juice
  9. 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
  10. 1 clove garlic, minced
  11. ½ teaspoon grated lime zest
  12. ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Trim corn husks of any long hanging parts and excess silk. Place in a large bowl with water and soak for 1 hour.
  2. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
  3. Place corn on the grill and turn every 6 minutes 1/4 turn until all 4 sides have been grilled, about 24 minutes. Allow corn to cool until cold enough to handle easily.
  4. Remove husks from cooled corn and cut corn off into a serving bowl. Add cherry tomatoes, red pepper, onion, and basil.
  5. Whisk together olive oil, rice vinegar, lime juice, salt, garlic, lime zest, and pepper in a small bowl until well blended. Pour dressing over corn salad and toss to combine. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.
  6. Grilling the corn in the husk makes it sweeter. The silk breaks down and gives it a great taste that needs no seasoning.
  7. You can substitute fresh garlic with 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder. If you like, use canola oil instead of olive oil.
  8. The longer the salad is refrigerated, the better it tastes.

Reviews

Amber Robertson
Delicious!
Johnny Villegas
I loved the flavors of this recipe and it was a perfect summer dish. I wasn’t crazy about the Basil in the recipe. I would have preferred cilantro because the flavor profile seemed Southwestern with the lime juice.
Charles Horton
Delicious and truly summer on a plate! I did modify it to be more WW friendly and since it was a last minute dinner addition I had to use what I had on hand. I used a bag of frozen corn thawed and drained and roasted red pepper in place.of fresh because that’s what I had. I think I’m gonna add some.minced jalapeños next time to kick it up even more. This will definitely be a summertime staple. Thanks for sharing ??
Rebecca Porter
The flavors in this recipe from the lime was amazing! I actually ended up using the leftovers with tortilla chips like a salsa. So good! Changed nothing. Followed as written

 

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