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An Easy Grilled Corn Salad Recipe
This simple yet sumptuous summer grilled vegetable salad combines the sweetness of grilled corn and cherry tomatoes with red onion for a sharp crunch. The delicious dressing is made with fresh watermelon and honey to echo the sweetness of the grilled corn, as well as white wine vinegar to add a contrasting edge. You could use champagne vinegar if you wanted. This grilled corn salad recipe also contains basil, which goes nicely with the tomatoes.
Serve this grilled corn salad as a side dish because it goes alongside pretty much any meat, poultry, or fish dish. You can also serve it as part of a buffet. It is nice served warm or chilled. The grilled corn is actually very good warm because it has a mouthwatering aroma as well as a fantastic flavor. You can make the dressing in advance if you like, to give you time to chill it in the refrigerator while you put the grilled corn salad together. Perhaps you have grilled corn before and it is nice eaten off the cob, with butter dripping off it.
A grilled corn salad recipe like this one is a really good dish to serve because the flavors contrast so well yet fit together perfectly. The sweetness and sharpness blend very well and everybody will love the unusual watermelon dressing. You can use parsley instead of basil in the dressing if you like. This salad is one of the most colorful grilled salad recipes of all, which makes it extra appetizing.
Grilled Corn Salad with a Summer Watermelon Dressing
Ingredients -
6 ears fresh corn
2 cups cherry tomatoes
1 finely chopped red onion
2 tablespoons seasoned olive oil
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Fresh parsley, to garnish
For the Summer Watermelon Dressing:
2 cups chopped fresh watermelon
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
⅛ cup finely diced red onion
1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Preparation:
Remove the husks and silks from the ears of corn.
Rub the seasoned olive oil over the corn and sprinkle salt and pepper over it.
Grill over a moderately high heat until the ears of corn are lightly browned.
This will take about 7 minutes. Take the corn off the grill and let it cool.
Take the kernels off the cob and add them to a big bowl.
Stir in the red onion and tomatoes.
Drain the watermelon, pulse it in a blender with the vinegar, red onion, basil, olive oil, and honey until it is well combined.
Stir the dressing into the corn.
Season to taste and garnish the dish with parsley.
(Serves 6)
Photo Description:
The bright colors in this grilled corn salad recipe make it effortlessly appetizing. The combination of corn, onions, and tomatoes is a classic one and the homemade watermelon dressing is really stunning. Its sweet and sharp flavors suit the grilled corn salad taste really well. This is a nutritious salad as well as a flavorful one and if you enjoy making healthy salad recipes, this is definitely one for the shortlist. Serve this grilled corn salad warm or chilled; it is great both ways.
