Avocado Corn Salad with Roasted Red Peppers
Fresh and full of delicious summer flavors, this simple corn salad is ideal for your next cook out, or any weeknight dinner.
Servings: 8
Calories: 212kcal
Ingredients
- 5 ears Sweet corn, yellow or white
- 2 medium avocados
- 12 ounce jar roasted red bell peppers or 3 bell peppers
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped*
- 1/3 cup jalapeno, diced 1 large
- 1/4 cup lime juice 1 1/2 to 2
- 2 tsp honey
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Cook the corn for best sweetness (can be cut from the cob and used raw too). Boil until tender or place on foil-lined baking sheet. If you'd like to roast fresh peppers, lightly oil them and place them on the same baking sheet as the corn.
- Broil or roast at 450-500°F for about 15-20 minutes. Rotate every 5 minutes until peppers are blackened and soft and corn is lightly roasted. Peppers may take less time than the corn.
- While corn and peppers are roasting, remove seeds and ribs from the jalapeno and finely dice. Chop cilantro and dice avocado. Set aside.
- When corn is done set it aside until cool enough to handle. If you roasted peppers, place in a bowl and cover to let them steam, then peel, deseed and dice them.
- Stand cooled corn on the flat stem side in a medium to large bowl, then run your knife down the sides of the cob to remove the kernels and catch them in the bowl.
- Once you've removed all the corn, add in roasted peppers, jalapeno, parsley, and avocado. Sprinkle the salad with salt and pepper.
- Whisk together the honey, oil, and lime juice. Drizzle on the vinaigrette. Stir to combine.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes, and serve within 2-3 days.
Notes
*You can roast fresh peppers or use a jar of roasted red peppers.
*Swap parsley for cilantro if needed, it's still delicious!
*Raw corn works fine if you're in a pinch for time, but cooking it draws out the sweetness.
Nutrition
Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 306mg | Potassium: 518mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1775IU | Vitamin C: 75.1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.9mg