It’s candy corn season right here within the midwest, which implies it’s time to make alllllll the corn recipes. First up! This Mediterranean corn salad that options candy and juicy caramelized corn, crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, crumbled feta, and recent herbs, all tossed in a easy do-it-yourself French dressing. I can’t wait so that you can attempt it ❤️🌽.
This Mediterranean corn salad was born out of my love for this tremendous widespread Mediterranean grilled avenue corn recipe that Linley created a number of years in the past. It’s all of the flavors you’re keen on from that recipe, however tossed collectively in a yummy salad that’s excellent for serving at actually any summer time get-together.
Tremendous duper straightforward to make, and retains nicely for leftovers!
A refreshing summer time salad with allllll the colours of the season.
An effective way to make use of recent candy corn when it’s in season🌽🌽
Key Components
- Candy corn: I extremely advocate utilizing recent candy corn reduce off the cob (the flavour and texture simply can’t be beat!), however if you’re in a pinch you should utilize frozen corn. Simply make certain that you thaw the frozen corn and take away any extra moisture from the corn earlier than utilizing it. PS: don’t sleep on my foolproof tutorial for completely boiled corn on the cob 😋
- Cucumbers: The recent, crisp CRUNCH of sliced cucumbers are integral to the Mediterranean flavors of this salad. Any number of cucumber will work, simply be sure you slice them into half moons.
- Feta crumbles: The salty, crumbly goodness of feta can be essential to the flavour of this salad. You should utilize cotija or crumbled goat cheese if that’s all have available.
- Kalamata olives: I’m on workforce olives! I do know not everyone seems to be, so be at liberty to skip these if olives aren’t your jam. Chances are you’ll want a pinch or two of salt in the event you don’t use olives since they add such nice salty taste to the salad.
Discover the total listing of elements within the recipe card beneath.
Serving Recommendations
Pair this corn salad with any of my scrumptious summer time recipes for a straightforward unfold for any yard BBQ. Don’t overlook to take a look at different salad recipes, too! You’ll typically discover me serving this salad with considered one of these 3 recipes:
Mediterranean Burger with Tzatziki: the flavors of this burger clearly pair nicely with this corn salad — I’ve even topped these burgers with the salad itself YUM!
Spatchcock Hen: this spatchcock hen is flavorful, straightforward to pop within the oven, and served alongside this scrumptious summer time corn salad.
Air Fryer Hen Thighs: hold the oven off and pop these air fryer hen thighs into the air fryer for minutes. It’s a nice protein choice to serve with this Mediterranean corn salad.
Ideas for Storing Leftovers
This Mediterranean corn salad will hold within the fridge for as much as 5 days whether it is saved in an hermetic container. Add further crumbled feta and recent herbs and toss to mix to brighten the salad up a bit earlier than serving leftovers.
Extra of My Favourite Salads
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Warmth the avocado oil in a big skillet over medium/excessive warmth. Add the corn and season with ¼ teaspoon of salt. Saute the corn for 6-9 minutes, stirring sometimes till the corn begins to carmelize and brown. Take away from the warmth.
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In a big salad bowl, combine collectively the cucumber, crimson onion, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, feta, olive oil, crimson wine vinegar, lemon juice and the remaining salt.
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As soon as the corn has cooled, add it to the salad bowl and blend. Toss with recent herbs and serve or switch to the fridge to chill.
- Corn: You can too use recent corn. I like to recommend shucking and cooking your corn following this tutorial on tips on how to boil corn on the cob.
- Any kind of cucumber can be utilized on this recipe. Simply make sure you slice them into half-moons in the event you’re utilizing a bigger selection.
Energy: 213 kcal, Carbohydrates: 26 g, Protein: 6 g, Fats: 12 g, Fiber: 4 g, Sugar: 3 g
Vitamin info is routinely calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Images: photographs taken on this submit are by Erin from The Wood Skillet.
