Grilled Corn Summer Salad

 Summer is in full swing and I have a feeling you will be making this Grilled Corn Summer Salad for every backyard BBQ, picnic and tailgate party until fall. It’s delicious and great served with burgers, steak, or BBQ chicken!
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What’s In The Grilled Corn Summer Salad:

This salad is loaded with sweet summer corn that’s charred to perfection, fresh tomatoes, bell pepper, blanched asparagus and diced zucchini, all drizzled with an amazingly flavorful lime vinaigrette!

The Lime Vinaigrette:

I use a version of  lime vinaigrette in several salads, but this dressing is a little different. Of course it has the usual extra virgin olive oil, freshly squeezed lime juice and honey, but we amp up the flavor on this recipe by adding Dijon mustard, cumin, garlic and lemon zest! It’s the perfect compliment to this fresh, crispy salad.

How to Grill Corn:

Grilling corn is easy as 1. Soak corn in cold water. 2. Place on hot grill  3. Turn every five minutes until charred on all sides. That’s it!

Love Corn and Need More Recipes?

Try my Grilled Mexican Street Corn!

Tips and what you need: To “zest” citrus you will need a microplane. The key here is to scrape the skin of the lemon until the white is exposed and then move to a new area. The white part of the skin is bitter, so you don’t want to go too deep. And as always you will need a good knife.

A delicious, sweet, crisp corn and vegetable salad with lime vinaigrette!

Course:

Salad, Side Dish, vegetable side dish

Keyword:

corn salad, grilled corn salad

Servings: 6 servings

Corn Salad:

• 8
  ears of summer corn (white or yellow), shucked and cleaned
• 1
  bunch asparagus, trimmed and cut in 1 inch pieces, blanched
• 1 1/2
  cups
  cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
• 1 1/2
  cups
  red or orange bell pepper, small dice
• 1
  small
  zucchini, small dice
• 1/2 -3/4
  cup
  honey lime vinaigrette (give or take) recipe below

Honey Lime Vinaigrette

• 1/2
  cup
  good quality extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4
  cup
  freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2
  tablespoons
  honey
• 1
  teaspoon
  Dijon mustard
• 1/2
  teaspoon
  garlic powder
• 1/4
  teaspoon
  cumin 
• 2
  generous pinches sea salt and a few turns of freshly ground black pepper
• zest of one small lemon

For Corn:

1. Soak corn in cold water for ten minutes. Spray grill and preheat grill to 400 degrees

2. While grill heats, trim and cut asparagus. Place a small pot of water to boil. When water boils, add asparagus and blanche for 3 minutes. Drain in a colander, rinse with cold water and set aside. Prepare the rest of the vegetables and place in large bowl.

3. Remove corn from water and shake off extra liquid. Add corn to grill, cooking for 20 minutes with lid closed. Turn corn every five minutes until char marks are established on each side and corn is cooked

4. Remove corn from grill and allow to cool while making the dressing

For Lime Vinaigrette:

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until emulsified, or place in a bowl and whisk as quickly as you can until emulsified.

Cut kernels off cobs and toss together:

1. Use a sharp knife to shave kernels off corn cobs. Toss corn with veggies. Drizzle with desired amount of dressing. Season with more sea salt and pepper if desired. Enjoy!

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