I love salads, especially in the summer. J made this the other night for dinner with a seared flank steak and chimichurri sauce. Don't get me wrong, the steak was delicious but the corn stole the show. Plus, it's simple enough for a weeknight dinner. He got the recipe here.
1jalapeño mincedwe accidentally left this out the first time and didn't miss it
1tablespooncilantro choppedplus more for garnish
1/2cupqueso fresco or cotija cheesecotija is our preferred!
Dressing Ingredients
1/4 cupgreek yogurt non-fat, plain
2tablespoonslime juice
1zestlime
1/4teaspoonchipotle pepper groundmore to taste
1/4teaspooncumin ground
1tablespoonolive oil
1/4teaspoonkosher salt
black pepper freshly ground to taste
Instructions
For the salad, lightly brush each corn cob with olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper. We roasted ours in the oven under the broiler. Cook about 2-3 minutes on each side, flipping for about 12 minutes total. You want to achieve some char marks on each side.
Set corn aside and allow to cool enough to handle.
Carefully cut the corn kernels off the cob on a cutting board.
In a large bowl combine corn, onion, bell pepper, cucumber, avocado, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro and ¼ cup of cheese.
For the dressing, whisk together yogurt, lime juice, zest, chipotle pepper, cumin, and salt.
Slowly drizzle in olive oil and whisk into dressing until smooth. Taste dressing and add more salt and pepper as desired.
Notes
My opinion:
I was so sad when it was all gone. Luckily, we still had some dressing left over, which made an excellent chicken breast marinade!