July 4th - Side Dish - Corn Salad

The other day Shop Rite was selling corn for 19 cents a cob so I bought 6 of them. I made the final 4 tonight. It was excellent corn.

I got the original recipe for this from The Chew the other day. Michael Symon made it with jalapenos in it. Normally I would include them but I knew I was serving this to my son, who is not a huge fan of chiles, so I omitted them. The salad was a hit. We all loved it. A nice light side dish to have with the hot dogs.

I highly recommend this salad. This is my adaptation:

Corn and Tomato Salad with Cilantro & Lime

4 ears corn on the cob, husked and silks removed

2 limes, zested and juiced

1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped

1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved

1/2 Vidalia onion, finely chopped*

1 clove garlic, minced

Grill ears of corn until nicely charred, about 3 minutes per side.** Remove the kernels from the cobs. Place in a bowl. Toss with the lime zest and juice, cilantro, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and then drizzle in olive oil and toss to coat. Season well with Bacon Salt*** and pepper.

Serve with hot dogs or hamburgers.

Risa’s notes:

*original calls for scallions.

**original calls for grilling BUT I microwaved them for 4 minutes, removed the husk and silks and then removed the corn from the cob.

***original calls just for salt and pepper. I used Bacon Salt, it adds a smokey tone to the dish.

Yield: 8 servings

Source: adapted from Michael Symon, The Chew

Posted by RisaG 7/4/12