Summer Salad With A Cilantro Vinaigrette Food

BLACK BEAN SALAD WITH LIME-CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except avocados, in a large bowl and mix well. Toss with desired amount of dressing.
• Cover and chill for a few hours or overnight. Right before serving, add avocados and mix gently, being careful not to mash avocados.
• Serve at room temperature.

CILANTRO SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk all the vinaigrette ingredients together in a small bowl. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• In a salad bowl, combine all the salad ingredients. Add a little bit of the vinaigrette and toss to coat. Serve the remaining vinaigrette on the side.

SUMMER SALAD WITH A CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Cook your corn - there are a ton of ways to do this, but the easiest is just to put the oven on 350, and throw the corn in, husks and all. Bake them for 25 minutes, let it cool, and then cut off the very bottom of the corn. You should be able to easily pull off the husks and the silk. I have been known to just use raw fresh corn.
• Cut off the kernels with a large knife, add to a big bowl.
• Chop the avocados, cherry tomatoes, english cucumber, and red onion, then add to the bowl. Add the feta.
• For the vinaigrette, combine the first 5 ingredients (so the seasonings react with the vinegar), then add the cilantro and the olive oil. Shake it up.
• Gently mix all the salad ingredients together. When ready to serve, add the dressing and stir to combine.

CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except oil in a food processor or blender. Process until combined.
• With the machine running, slowly pour oil through opening in lid or feeder tube and process until emulsified.
• Taste for seasoning (and more cilantro or cayenne if needed).
• Pour into a glass jar with lid and refrigerate for at least 1 hour but preferably overnight.