It’s candy corn season right here within the midwest, which suggests 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 selfmade French dressing. I can’t wait so that you can strive it ❤️🌽.
This Mediterranean corn salad was born out of my love for this tremendous in style Mediterranean grilled road corn recipe that Linley created just a few 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 season get-together.
Tremendous duper simple to make, and retains nicely for leftovers!
A refreshing summer season salad with allllll the colours of the season.
A good way to make use of recent candy corn when it’s in season🌽🌽
Key Substances
- Candy corn: I extremely advocate utilizing recent candy corn lower 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 ensure 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 to slice them into half moons.
- Feta crumbles: The salty, crumbly goodness of feta can be essential to the flavour of this salad. You should use cotija or crumbled goat cheese if that’s all have readily available.
- Kalamata olives: I’m on workforce olives! I do know not everyone seems to be, so be happy to skip these if olives aren’t your jam. You might want a pinch or two of salt should you don’t use olives since they add such nice salty taste to the salad.
Discover the complete record of substances within the recipe card beneath.
Serving Recommendations
Pair this corn salad with any of my scrumptious summer season recipes for a simple unfold for any yard BBQ. Don’t neglect to take a look at different salad recipes, too! You’ll usually discover me serving this salad with one in all 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, simple to pop within the oven, and served alongside this scrumptious summer season corn salad.
Air Fryer Hen Thighs: maintain 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.
Suggestions for Storing Leftovers
This Mediterranean corn salad will maintain 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
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.
In a big salad bowl, combine collectively the cucumber, pink onion, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, feta, olive oil, pink wine vinegar, lemon juice and the remaining salt.
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 sort of cucumber can be utilized on this recipe. Simply make sure you slice them into half-moons should 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 mechanically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Images: photographs taken on this put up are by Erin from The Wood Skillet.
