There is nothing like grilled corn in the summer months. I buy lots of it. It's delicious and inexpensive. I make this salad that takes advantage of the corn and I add avocado and cilantro to it so serve as a side dish.
Ingredients
4 ears of grilled corn on the cob
1 avocado
1/4 cup cilantro
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
sea salt
olive oil
The amounts above are approximate. You can very slightly and still have the same outcome.
To grill corn: soak corn in large bowl filled with water for a least 15 minutes. Pull out and dry the outside. Put on hot grill and cook for about 15 minutes, turning every 5 minutes or so. Allow to cool slightly, then cut kernels off the corn and put them on a serving platter.
Slice avocado and arrange over top of corn.
Squeeze lime juice over all, then sprinkle salt over all.
Rough chop cilantro and put over top.
Sprinkle with a really good quality olive oil and serve.
Serves 4.
This salad is fast and easy as most everything is from a can. I like to have some of these recipes on hand for those days when it's too hot to cook, or when I simply feel like I have not been eating enough vegetables. You can grab all this at your supermarket and get enough so you can make it a couple of times. Once I make it I always want it again a day or two later.
For the chicken you can saute a breast or simply buy a store bought chicken and cut it up. Same for the corn. Use a can of corn, some frozen and defrosted corn, or use fresh. I've done it with fresh corn when it's in season and really inexpensive and it's a little better tasting than corn from a can, but it also depends on how much time I have.
Ingredients:
Green leaf lettuce, chopped
Corn, one 16 oz can drained
Black beans, one 16 oz can, rinsed and drained
Black olives, 1 small can sliced, drained
Jicima, chopped small
Chicken, sauteed, cooled, and chopped
Fresh Tomatoes, chopped
Avocado, chopped
Salt and Pepper
Ranch salad dressing
BBQ Sauce
The secret to this salad is to make sure everything is well chilled. Especially the lettuce. You want it to be crisp and refreshing.
Dump it all in a large salad bowl and toss well. Really how much simpler could it be?
To make the dressing pour equal parts of ranch dressing and BBQ sauce into a bowl and mix. Toss over salad. I like to garnish with a little drizzle of BBQ sauce as it presents well and tells people what's coming.
