Fresh Corn and Tomato Salad With Cheese
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 4 large ears fresh corn
- 2 -3 ripe tomatoes
- 1 large red onion
- 1⁄2 head crispy lettuce leaf, washed drained and chilled
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil or 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1⁄2 cup crumbled soft cheese (or more, feta, cheddar, bleu, camembert, brie, goat cheese, etc.)
- 2 -3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 2 -3 tablespoons cilantro
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- fresh ground black pepper
directions
- Husk the corn and remove and discard the silk. Rinse with cold water and set aside. Bring a large pan of water to a rolling ball. Drop in the corn and cook for 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the corn to stand in the water for 5 minutes. Alternative cooking method: wrap corn in wax paper (not plastic wrap) and microwave for 2 minutes.
- Drain the corn and flood with cold water. Pat the corn dry with toweling. Using a sharp knives, cut the kernels from the corn, place into a bowl and set aside.
- Cut the tomatoes crosswise into 1/8-inch thick slices and thinly slice the onion.
- Arrange the lettuce leaves on a large platter and place the tomatoes and onions on top in an overlapping pattern. Ladle the corn in the center of the platter. Chill the platter of vegetables for about an hour.
- Meanwhile, make the salad dressing. In a small bowl combine the oil, vinegar, garlic and lemon juice. Stir in the cheese, chopped basil or cilantro, salt and black pepper and beat briskly with a fork or whisk until creamy and well-blended. Just before serving, drizzle the salad dressing over the corn and tomatoes and serve immediately.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
gailanng
United States
I'm just me, mother, grandmother...friend to many and a Louisianian. My Cajun and French Quarter Italian descent afforded me exposure to some of the best of foods. My passions are my family, decorating, cooking and gardening. Those very passions push me into constant awareness with always looking for something new to delight the senses, thus my favorite idiom...Inspire me, puuuullllllleeeeeeease! ...and I mean it, too. God Bless America!