Roasted Corn Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

Morning y’all! 🌽☀️
Day after Easter Sunday — kids got sugar hangovers? 😅

We skipped the traditional Easter dinner this year. I was thinking turkey… until my daughter Jonie said she’s not that crazy about turkey.
I said, “WHAT?! I thought you loved turkey!” 🤯
WOW — you think you know someone, eh?!

So instead, we had Chicken & Shrimp Jambalaya, this Roasted Corn Salad, Garlic Bread, and Chocolate Macaroon Pie… that’s all 🐥.

And let me tell you — this Roasted Corn Salad was insanely delish! 🌶️
Colorful, fresh, bursting with flavor — and the Cilantro Lime Dressing? BOOM 💥 flavor bomb!
If you don’t like corn… move along. Nothing for you here.
But if you do — make it, bite it, swoon 🥴

#bitemecanada #funologyoffood #delicioushappenshere

Ingredients 🥗

The “Stuff”…

4 ears corn, husks removed (or 2 bags frozen roasted corn from Trader Joe’s, thawed & sautéed in EVOO)
1 Tbsp olive oil
Salt & black pepper, to taste
¾ cup diced English cucumber
½ cup diced red bell pepper
½ cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
½ cup diced avocado
½ cup diced red onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 Tbsp minced jalapeño (I used “tamed” jarred ones — love them!)
1 Tbsp cilantro, plus more for garnish
2 Tbsp roasted salted sunflower seeds

Cilantro Lime Dressing (aka “slather-worthy” sauce)

¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup chopped cilantro
2 Tbsp chopped mint
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp lime juice
Zest of one lime
1 tsp honey (or 1 Tbsp sweet chili sauce if you’re out — that’s what I did!)
1 garlic clove, minced
⅛ tsp kosher salt
Black pepper, to taste

Instructions 👩‍🍳

Corn Salad:

Grill method (for the fancy folks): Grill 4 ears of corn, cool, then cut off the kernels.
(Bonus workout chasing kernels across the counter & floor!)
Shortcut method (my fave): Use Trader Joe’s roasted corn or any frozen kind. Sauté in a bit of EVOO.
Dice up all the veggies — I went heavier on them, closer to 1 cup each, and used a full medium red onion.
Mix everything together in a big bowl.
- If making ahead: wait to add avocado & sunflower seeds until just before serving (to keep it pretty & crunchy).

Dressing:

Toss all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
Taste test — adjust to your liking!
- I added more sweet chili sauce to balance the lime.
Pour over salad just before serving.

Top with extra cilantro & sunflower seeds.
Devour. 😍

Patsi’s Ponderings 💭

This salad works warm, cold, or room temp.
Add a protein if you like — or don’t — it’s a meal by itself.
Next time, I’m topping it with crunchy bacon… because I’m fancy like that. 🥓✨

Jonie took the rest of the salad home.
I have the dressing 🙄
BITE ME!! 😘

Recipe Credit: Adapted from carlsbadcravings.com