You’ve never tasted anything like this! Charred corn avocado salad on a bed of romaine lettuce with the most delicious honey lime dressing and lots of pickled onions to balance the sweetness of the corn. It’s just a handful of ingredients but you won’t believe the impact that they have. Each one of them aids in making a firecracker of flavor in every bite. This grilled corn salad is completely vegetarian-friendly but a batch of grilled chicken, carne asada, or some black beans would work beautifully with this. The acid from the lime juice and pickled onions will pair beautifully with buttery grilled steak.
Ingredients for avocado corn salad:
Fresh corn: I like to buy fresh corn, remove the husk and just grill it on an outdoor or indoor grill until the corn kernels char then I just remove the corn from the cob. In a pinch, you could also use frozen corn. Many grocery stores now sell fire-roasted corn in the frozen aisle – that would work beautifully in this recipe. Just be sure to defrost and drain the corn before adding it to the salad.Pickled onions: I almost always have a batch of pickled onions in the refrigerator and they add so much flavor to this recipe. You could also use sliced red onions if you’d like but pickled red onions give this the best flavor.Romaine Lettuce: I like the crisp clean flavor that lettuce adds to this recipe, feel free to swap the romaine for kale, shredded cabbage, or even brussels sprouts.Avocados: Avocados balance the acid and the sweet elements in this salad. Make sure to find a nice perfectly ripe avocado so it’s easy to slice.Cotija Cheese: Crumbled cotija cheese adds just the right flavor. In a pinch, you can swap it for parmesan cheese if you don’t have cotija on hand.Oil: Use olive oil or avocado oil for this recipe. You basically want a light oil so that you aren’t tasting it in the dressing.Lime juice: Fresh lime juice adds lots of needed zing!Serrano Pepper: I serrano pepper with the ribs and seeds removed adds lots of heat to the salad. Honey: Tames the heat from the serrano making it an enjoyable level of spice.Cilantro: The perfect herb to add an earthy flavor to the salad dressing and it works really well with corn and avocado.
How to make a corn avocado salad:
You might also like these other summer salad recipes:
Crunchy Strawberry Salad with Fried Goat CheeseMediterranean Shrimp Orzo SaladSummer Panzanella SaladChicken BBQ Ranch SaladSmoky Chopped Sesame Ginger Salmon Salad
Protein: Feel free to add diced chicken, steak, shrimp, or salmon to your bowl! Black beans would be great as an addition on it’s own or with the previously mentioned proteins!
