Corn and Tomato Salad with Fresh Oregano

  4.4 – 5 reviews  • Tomato Salad
Level: Easy

Ingredients

  1. 15 ears of fresh corn
  2. 2 tablespoons salt
  3. 10 Italian Roma tomatoes, cored and diced
  4. 2 yellow peppers, diced
  5. 2 medium red onions, minced fine
  6. 2 jalapeno or Serrano chiles, stemmed, deveined, seeded if desired and minced
  7. 2 cloves of garlic, minced or pureed
  8. 1/4 cup lime juice
  9. 1 teaspoon salt
  10. 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  11. 1/2 cup canola oil
  12. 2 bunches fresh oregano, washed and picked over to yield 1/4 cup leaves

Instructions

  1. Bring large pot of water to the a boil and add salt, When it returns to the boil, add 5 ears of corn and cook 3 minutes. Remove from pot and set aside to cool. Drop another five cobs, and repeat process until all corn is cooked. When cool, cut corn from cobs with a sharp knife. Combine cut corn, tomatoes, yellow peppers and red onion in a large bowl. Place chiles, garlic, lime juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Drizzle in oil while whisking so as to form an emulsion. Pour over vegetables and stir gently to combine. Can be held in refrigerator 2 days or at room temperature 1 hour. Stir in oregano right before serving.

Reviews

Mary Hall
I used a combination of fresh corn and frozen Hanover Gold Line white corn. The result was delicious. I would definitely make this again.
Steven Thompson MD
I thought the recipe looked pretty and tasted good. However, for the amount of work, it was not anything people were begging for seconds for.
Brent Rivera
this recipe is so delicious! I made it for a party for 30 people, there was nothing left! All the fresh flavors are prefect for summer!
Kathleen Harris
Colorful and tasty recipe. It makes a huge amount — great for an outdoor party.

 

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