Avocado Salad Recipe with Grilled Corn & Basil Feta Dressing
This easy Avocado Corn Salad is made with grilled sweet corn, creamy avocado, crisp cucumber, feta cheese, fresh dill, and a homemade basil feta dressing. The perfect fresh summer salad recipe for BBQs, cookouts, meal prep, or an easy healthy lunch!
Ingredients
Basil Feta Vinaigrette:
- 3/4 cup light olive oil
- 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled (regular or dairy-free)
- 0.5 oz fresh basil chopped
- 1 tablespoon shallot minced
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Grilled Corn
- 2-3 ears of sweet corn shucked (remove outer leaves and silk strands)
- extra virgin olive oil
- kosher salt
Avocado Salad:
- 1 cup romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 1/2 avocados diced
- 4 oz feta cheese crumbled (reg. or dairy-free)
- 1/2 English cucumber diced
- 1/2 cup green onions sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh dill chopped
- kosher salt + ground black pepper to 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℉. Place clean, shucked ears of sweet corn on a plate or baking sheet. Very lightly drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and use your hands to massage oil into each ear of corn. Sprinkle lightly with kosher 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!
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Notes
- Baked Corn Alternative: if you don't want to grill your corn you can prep it the same as written above, 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: 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.
- Protein: want to serve with a protein - try some grilled chicken breasts, grilled chicken thighs, grilled shrimp skewers or grilled ribeye steak!
Nutrition
Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 371mg | Potassium: 451mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1329IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 183mg | Iron: 1mg
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