Nothing says summer like sweet corn on the cob. We eat it several times a week in this household and even the local grocery store chain has an excellent selection this time of year from the fields of Pennsylvania. My daughter (now 6) was into holding her own cob at an early age.
After a recent cookout, I took the leftover ears (we grill them with a pat of butter, a sprinkle of Old Bay and wrapped in foil) cut the kernels off the cob and mixed them with a ripe avocado that was sitting in my fridge.
To jazz it up, I was going to just throw in some chopped up cilantro I also had in the fridge but then I remembered a delicious dressing I had pinned a few months back from Jeanette @ Jeanette’s Healthy Living (if you’ve never seen her blog, you must check it out – she’s all about delicious & healthy always going hand in hand – just like Serena & I preach 🙂
Anyway, it was her Mexican Chopped Salad with Lime Cilantro Dressing that had caught my eye so I tweaked that dressing a bit and then mixed everything up with a dash of smoked paprika.
It was all I could do to not eat it all in one sitting.
PrintCorn Avocado Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette
- Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
Description
Corn, avocado, red onion, honey, lime and cilantro all in one salad – a super summer side for any meal!
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 4 ears of cooked corn on the cob, kernels removed
- 1 avocado, pit removed and diced
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- Dash of cayenne pepper
For the vinaigrette:
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil or canola oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix corn, avocado, red onion and cayenne. Set aside.
- With an immersion blender, regular blender or food processor, process cilantro, oil, lime juice, honey and orange juice until thoroughly blended. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Toss vinaigrette with corn salad and serve.
I made this again this past weekend for my night to cook down the shore and the recipe was requested several times. And now you also have it to enjoy before the sweet corn season is over…which happens way too fast each year.
How do you like to cook corn on the cob? Do you have a favorite, go-to vinaigrette recipe to share?
Anne|Craving Something Healthy
Tuesday 9th of July 2013
This looks so amazingly delicious - pinned and can't wait to try it! I've been grilling my corn (out of the husk) and have been looking for new corn salad ideas. Thanks! :)
Jeanette
Monday 8th of July 2013
Deanna, this sounds like a terrific combination of flavors. So glad you liked my dressing - love your addition of smoked paprika!
Deanna
Monday 8th of July 2013
Can't wait to try your kale multi herb pesto recipe with my next CSA bunch of greens!
Min
Monday 8th of July 2013
Can't wait to try this recipe, Deanna! Perfect timing as my husband told me that he would really like some steamed corn on the cob! Ask and he shall receive ;). Thankful that he's not craving steak or something fancy as corn is basically free these days and super easy to prepare. Love the picture of your daughter! She looks so...determined hehe
Deanna
Monday 8th of July 2013
Thanks Min - gotta love corn prices these days!