The BEST Avocado Salad ever! So much flavor is packed into this salad you are going to have it on repeat all summer long!
Ingredients
Basil Feta Vinaigrette:
0.5ozfresh basilchopped
1/2cupfeta cheesecrumbled (reg. or dairy-free)
1tablespoonshallotminced
3/4cuplight olive oil
1tablespoonrice vinegar
salt and pepperto taste
Grilled Corn
2-3ears of sweet cornshucked (remove outer leaves and silk strands)
extra virgin olive oil
kosher salt
Avocado Salad:
1cupromaine lettucechopped
1 1/2avocadodiced
1/2English cucumberdiced
4ozfeta cheesecrumbled (reg. or dairy-free)
1/2cupgreen onionssliced
1/4cupfresh dillchopped
kosher salt + ground black pepperto taste
Instructions
Dressing: Place ingredients in a small food processor. Blend 3-4 minutes until smooth (if the feta doesn't become completely smooth, that's okay - the flavor is amazing). Taste and add any additional salt and pepper, as needed. Set aside.
Grill Corn: Ensure grill grates are clean and preheat grill to 450 degrees F. Place clean, shucked ears of sweet corn on a plate or baking sheet. Very lightly drizzle with olive oil and use your hands to massage oil into each ear of corn. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Grill sweet corn on direct heat for a total of 10-15 minutes, turning once or twice with grill tongs. Remove when corn is slightly charred. Let cool slightly and then cut kernels away from the cob.
Build Salad: Divide lettuce, avocado, cucumber, feta cheese, green onions, dill and grilled corn kernels between 4 bowls.
Serve: Add dressing and toss to combine. Add fresh cracked pepper, as desired and serve with some grilled bread!
Notes
Corn: if you don't want to grill your corn you can prep it the same, but wrap in foil and place on baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes at 425 degrees F. Unwrap and place under broiler until starts to char, just a bit. Canned corn will also work in a pinch.
Dairy-Free: easily sub in a dairy-free feta cheese (crumbled) to make this recipe dairy-free.