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 contemporary herbs, all tossed in a easy home made French dressing. I can’t wait so that you can attempt it ❤️🌽.
This Mediterranean corn salad was born out of my love for this tremendous fashionable Mediterranean grilled avenue corn recipe that Linley created a number of years in the past. It’s all of the flavors you like from that recipe, however tossed collectively in a yummy salad that’s good for serving at actually any summer season get-together.
Tremendous duper straightforward to make, and retains properly for leftovers!
A refreshing summer season salad with allllll the colours of the season.
An effective way to make use of contemporary candy corn when it’s in season🌽🌽
Key Elements
- Candy corn: I extremely advocate utilizing contemporary candy corn lower off the cob (the flavour and texture simply can’t be beat!), however in case you are in a pinch you should use 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 contemporary, crisp CRUNCH of sliced cucumbers are integral to the Mediterranean flavors of this salad. Any number of cucumber will work, simply ensure you slice them into half moons.
- Feta crumbles: The salty, crumbly goodness of feta can be essential to the flavour of this salad. You need to use cotija or crumbled goat cheese if that’s all have available.
- Kalamata olives: I’m on group olives! I do know not everyone seems to be, so be happy to skip these if olives aren’t your jam. Chances are you’ll want a pinch or two of salt in case you don’t use olives since they add such nice salty taste to the salad.
Discover the total checklist of components within the recipe card under.
Serving Ideas
Pair this corn salad with any of my scrumptious summer season recipes for a straightforward unfold for any yard BBQ. Don’t overlook to take a look at different salad recipes, too! You’ll usually discover me serving this salad with one among these 3 recipes:
Mediterranean Burger with Tzatziki: the flavors of this burger clearly pair properly with this corn salad — I’ve even topped these burgers with the salad itself YUM!
Spatchcock Hen: this spatchcock rooster is flavorful, straightforward to pop within the oven, and served alongside this scrumptious summer season corn salad.
Air Fryer Hen Thighs: preserve the oven off and pop these air fryer rooster 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 preserve within the fridge for as much as 5 days whether it is saved in an hermetic container. Add extra crumbled feta and contemporary herbs and toss to mix to brighten the salad up a bit earlier than serving leftovers.
Extra of My Favourite Salads
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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 often till the corn begins to carmelize and brown. Take away from the warmth.
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In a big salad bowl, combine collectively the cucumber, crimson onion, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, feta, olive oil, crimson wine vinegar, lemon juice and the remaining salt.
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As soon as the corn has cooled, add it to the salad bowl and blend. Toss with contemporary herbs and serve or switch to the fridge to chill.
- Corn: You can even use contemporary corn. I like to recommend shucking and cooking your corn following this tutorial on methods to boil corn on the cob.
- Any sort of cucumber can be utilized on this recipe. Simply you’ll want to slice them into half-moons in case you’re utilizing a bigger selection.
Energy: 213 kcal, Carbohydrates: 26 g, Protein: 6 g, Fats: 12 g, Fiber: 4 g, Sugar: 3 g
Diet info is mechanically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Images: pictures taken on this put up are by Erin from The Wood Skillet.
