A great salad for Memorial Day ‹

cornsalad4 I have to warn you….you will LOVE this salad! This is the perfect spring time dish. Its light, seasonal, delicious and great to serve at a BBQ. I’m not an ordinary cook…I can never just make a simple salad, or a simple burger. My Memorial Day menu consist of Moroccan grilled fish, sorrel lemonade, pineapple rum cake and this salad. I could have easily thrown some franks and burgers on the grill and serve with coleslaw and potato salad, but like I said..I’m no ordinary cook. After yesterday’s non seasonal dessert I had to redeem myself. I love fresh sweet tomatoes, avocado and grilled corn. I just decided to put them all in one big bowl and take it to the next level. This dressing does that very easily…it accentuates the freshness of the vegetable without overpowering its natural yummyness ( yes that’s a word as of now)

Grilled Corn, Avocado and Tomato salad with Honey Lime Dressing

Dressing

Juice of 1 lime

3 tbsp vegetable oil

1 tbsp honey

1/2 tsp salt

1 clove garlic crushed

1/4 tsp ground black pepper

1 pint grape tomatoes cut in halves

1 ripe avocado, roughly chopped

2 ears of fresh sweet corn

2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped

Grill corn over medium heat for 10 to 15 mins. The corn should have some brown spots and be tender and not mushy. DO NOT OVERCOOK!! Cut the corn off the cob and scrape the cob with the back of your knife to get the juices. Set aside and let cool.

Add all the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and whisk to combine. Add the tomatoes, avocado, cilantro and grilled corn. Mix well so that everything is coated with the marinade, but be careful not to mash the avocadoes. Regridgerate for 1 hour and serve. Bon appetit!

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Posted by JehanP & filed under Side Dish, Vegetable. This post has 33 comments.

33 thoughts on “A great salad for Memorial Day”

s. stockwell May 24, 2009 at 11:14 am

This is so fresh and delicious looking!! This will go on the Bar-B table today! thanks, s
meatless mama May 25, 2009 at 4:15 am

Looks beautiful!!
Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer May 25, 2009 at 1:16 pm

WOW this is a great salad any day!! Looks so DAMN good!
Kevin May 25, 2009 at 5:54 pm

Nice looking salad! I like the avocado in there.
The Gastronomista May 25, 2009 at 8:30 pm

Looks so Southwestern and so healthy!
Damali May 26, 2009 at 12:58 pm

Yes Salad was delicioussssssssssss! The corn was so sweet too.
RobinSue May 26, 2009 at 1:58 pm

Yes I would love this salad! Love that you sweetened it with honey!
Sara May 26, 2009 at 6:52 pm

This sounds great (minus the cilantro for me). I love the creamy avocado and crunch corn.
Carla May 27, 2009 at 9:31 am

The salad looks good and i heard from a good and reliable source, that it tasted soooooooo good.
Carla May 27, 2009 at 9:32 am

Waiting on a veggie recipe for Kayla
theungourmet June 2, 2009 at 10:58 am

That looks terrific! Perfect for summer too!
Nancy Thurston June 2, 2009 at 6:54 pm

I’ve made that salad before and its wonderful and delicious with a grilled menu!
Taymer June 24, 2009 at 9:52 am

the pictues are beautiful. Feel free to visit my blog it is Caribbean vegan treats and dishes
Pam July 21, 2009 at 11:42 pm

I made this salad and my entire family loved it…thanks for the great recipe!
Christina August 12, 2009 at 3:59 pm

what an amazing salad. delicious and refreshing. I love the sweetness of the honey and the kick of the cayenne pepper.
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Daniel Davis June 10, 2010 at 10:37 am

My favorite kind of Salad is none other Potato Salad. it really taste yummy..:~
nora June 29, 2010 at 4:57 pm

Sounds awesome….have you ever put red potatoes in this? Im looking for a different potato, corn and tomato salad….this sounds good…might add potatoes…what do you think?
JehanP Post author June 29, 2010 at 5:23 pm

Hmmm…I’ve never tried that. Have a go at it and let me know how it is.
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Eleanor Simpson July 28, 2010 at 9:10 am

whenever my sister makes potato salad, i always eat them in less than a minute or so he he. i just love all sorts of salad. -~`
Hayden Bennett September 14, 2010 at 11:00 am

i like potato salad and also mixed fruit salads. they are tasty and so yummy~`*
talia November 25, 2010 at 10:24 pm

Thanks Jehan, this was a smashing hit, this thanksgiving, I had a feeling.
I had a feeling about this one, I just added cucumbers and lettuce.
Everyone kept coming back for more, and complimented on how it went well with everythings else. So happy, this one is a keeper
zielona herbata December 5, 2010 at 4:09 am

Thanks for sharing this! I wish there would be more info about that:)
Mohammad Murphy December 22, 2010 at 12:36 pm

i eat every kind of salad, but my favorite is of course fruit salad and chicken salad `”
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Lisa~~ July 13, 2011 at 3:03 pm

Thank you for this recipe, I made it recently and we all adored it. I posted it on my blog and linked back to you.

Lisa~~
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Sarah @ Well Dined November 7, 2012 at 1:07 pm

This was seriously so delicious! Posted about it on my blog

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