Grilled Street Corn Salad With Cumin Lime Vinaigrette Food

GRILLED CORN SALAD WITH LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to high heat.
• Place the corn on the grill and roast, turning frequently, until the outside of the corn is lightly charred, 7 to 10 minutes. Allow the corn to cool completely. Cut the corn kernels off the cobs and dump them into a large bowl.
• Add the cherry tomatoes, avocado, bell pepper, onion and cilantro to the corn and toss gently to combine. Set aside.
• For the dressing, combine the avocado oil, honey, hot sauce, garlic, lime juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl, whisking to dissolve the honey and salt. Pour over the salad and toss gently to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve as a side dish or with chips.

GRILLED MEXICAN STREET CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high heat. Oil the grates well.
• Put the corn, scallions, jalapenos and bell pepper directly on the grates. Grill, turning, until charred on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes for the scallions, 5 to 8 minutes for the peppers and 8 to 10 minutes for the corn; set aside to cool.
• In a medium bowl, add the sour cream, mayo, chipotle chili powder, lime zest and juice and garlic and mix to combine.
• Slice the corn kernels from the cobs. Remove the ribs and seeds from the red pepper and cut into small dice. Chop the scallions and dice the jalapenos (seeds and ribs removed to taste). Put the corn, red pepper, jalapenos, scallions and beans in the bowl with the dressing and mix to combine while the veggies are still slightly warm. Sprinkle the Pecorino-Romano over the salad. Season with salt and pepper and add a dash of hot sauce if desired. Top with the cilantro and crispy bacon and serve immediately slightly warm, or refrigerate until ready to serve.

GRILLED STREET CORN SALAD WITH CUMIN-LIME VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• For the cumin-lime vinaigrette: Add the rice vinegar, cumin, honey, mustard, garlic, lime zest and juice, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper to a blender. Blend on low speed, then raise the speed to high and blend until everything is pureed. While on high speed, slowly add the canola oil to emulsify. Adjust the seasoning if needed.
• For the grilled street corn salad: Preheat the grill to medium-high. Ina bowl, toss the okra, corn, red peppers and poblano with the canola oil to coat, then place on the grill. Grill the corn and okra until lightly charred; set aside to cool. Grill the peppers until the skin is charred black; transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap to steam (this helps remove the skin). Once the peppers are cool, peel off the skin, remove the seeds and cut into small dice; add to a bowl. Cut the kernels off the corn and add to the bowl. Slice the okra into 1/4-inch rounds; add to the bowl. Add the parsley, tomatoes and red onions, and toss. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve, toss the corn salad and with vinaigrette. Garnish with the green onions.