This roasted corn salad is everything I love about cooking in the summer. It’s
- healthy
- cooked on the grill and,
- made with fresh summer vegetables
This recipe uses fresh ingredients and healthy olive oil. A healthy portion of this roasted corn salad is less than 160 calories and, 5 Weight Watcher Points per serving. It makes a great side dish or it can be used as a condiment on tacos or salads. One of my favorite way to eat it is, as the filling in an egg omelet with a little queso fresco added to the mix. I must also add that this recipe is vegan and 100% nut and dairy free.
Adding to the amazingness of this roasted corn salad is its preparation method. All of the ingredients are put on the grill to cook. Yes, no pots or pans to wash. Yeppie (I Hate Dishes). Also, by grilling all the fresh ingredients you don’t add any extra cooking fat. FYI- getting a good photo of the grill is no easy task. It’s hot and getting up close is, well, dangerous. So, pardon the quick snap.
Fresh corn and peppers are key to this recipe. Summer corn tastes so much better than any canned or bagged corn you will ever find in a grocery store. The poblanos and jalapenos add a nice kick of heat. But what takes this recipe to a whole new level are the grilled limes. The grilled limes make the dressing a little sweet but, the zippy citrus pop can still be tasted.
I guarantee that if you like summer flavors you will love this versatile fresh corn salad recipe.
Roasted Corn and Poblano Pepper Salad
Ingredients
- 4 ears of sweet corn hulled and washed
- 1 bunch green onions
- 2 limes cut in half
- 2 poblano peppers
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 small bunch cilantro diced
- 1 large jalapeno pepper halved and seeded
- 1 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground garlic powder
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
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Preheat grill on high, then set the burners to low. If you are using a charcoal grill, begin cooking when coals are hot (orange with white ash).
Place corn, jalapeno pepper, poblano pepper, and limes on direct heat. Each item cooks at a different pace. Cook items as follows:
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- Onions: 2-4 minutes, flipping once until soft and lightly charred
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- Jalapenos: 4-6 minutes flipping once until soft and lightly charred
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- Poblanos: 8-10 minutes, until skin is blistered and pepper is soft
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- Limes: 2-4 minutes. Begin cooking with pulp side on the grill. The lime juice will boil and you will hear it scorch the hot grill. When limes being to boil flip and cook for 1 minute.
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- Corn: 10-12 minutes. Rotate corn 1/4 turn every 2-3 minutes. Cook until soft and a few kernels are lightly charred.
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Let items cool slightly
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Cut the tips of the onions off and slice onions into 1/4" pieces
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Finely dice jalapeno pepper
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Cut the tops of the poblano peppers off, cut in half, remove seeds and dice pepper into 1/4" pieces
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Cut kernels of corn off of each ear.
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Place ingredients in a bowl.
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Over the top of cooked ingredients, juice grilled limes.
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Add oil, cumin, garlic and salt and pepper to taste.
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Add cilantro
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Toss until all ingredients are combined.
Great salad I will make tonight
Attempting to try this in the oven. How long does it last in fridge?
3-4 days