Grilled Corn Salad

My all time favorite thing to put on the grill is sweetcorn. There is nothing quite like the crunch of fresh grilled sweet corn in the summer. I love the crisp, sweet crunch of the fresh corn with a little char straight off the grill. Mmmmm, now that is summer! Here I have taken that amazing ingredient and turned in to a charred corn salad that will bring all the summer flavor, to your table.

We enjoyed this salad last night for dinner along with Grilled Shrimp with Avocado Crema. They taste great together so give it a try!

Ingredients

• Fresh corn on the cob, shucked and cleaned.
• Sweet onion or new onion, thickly sliced.
• Olive oil
• Cherry tomatoes, halved
• Fresh basil, chopped
• Feta cheese, crumbled

Dressing

• Lemon juice
• Olive oil
• Garlic clove, minced 
• Sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Grilling

Brush the corn and onion slices with the olive oil and grill on medium heat for about 15 minutes until the corn is slightly charred and the onion soft. Let the corn cool for about 10 minutes, then cut the kernels of the cobs.

Dressing

In a small bowl, stir together all the ingredients for the dressing and set aside.

Assembly

Add the grilled corn and onion with the cherry tomatoes, half the basil and feta cheese to a salad bowl. Pour over the dressing and mix gently. Top with the remaining crumbled feta cheese and a few basil leaves. Serve immediately or store in the fridge until ready to serve.

For more salad recipes try my Summer Watermelon Salad or Heirloom tomato and burrata salad.

Storage

This charred corn salad will keep stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days.

I do not recommend freezing this salad since it will change the texture of the tomatoes.

Substitutions and variations

• Corn – This charred corn salad tastes best in the late summer months when fresh corn is in season. But it can also be made with frozen corn. Fry the frozen corn kernels in a grill pan instead.
• Onion – This summer corn salad tastes great with grilled sweet onion. But it can also be served with red onion or this delicious easy pickled red onion.
• Tomatoes – Instead of cherry tomatoes, 2 large tomatoes chopped in chunks can also be used.
• Vegan – to make this charred corn salad vegan, use a vegan cheese alternative.

Also try this delicious Summer Watermelon Salad or this Grilled Potato Salad.