Bright Summer Salad

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Ingredients

  • 6 ears corn
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 13 large red onion (or 1/2 small)
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 1 cup basil leaves
  • 13 cup cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt or 1 tablespoon kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Clean corn, blanch three minutes in boiling water.
  2. Transfer to extremely hot grill or grill pan and grill until there are deep brown grill stripes on the corn.
  3. (Alternately, just cook the corn on the grill.)
  4. Slice corn from the cob, place in bowl.
  5. Cut tomatoes to a 3/8" dice, add to corn in bowl.
  6. Peel and dice red onion to 1/4" dice or smaller.
  7. Add to bowl.
  8. Remove seeds, ribs and inner membrane from jalapeno, chop very fine.
  9. Add to bowl.
  10. Chiffonade basil; should be about 1/2 cup after slicing.
  11. Add to bowl.
  12. Chop cilantro; should be a scant 1/4 cup after chopping.
  13. Add to bowl.
  14. Add salt, add lime juice, toss.
  15. Chill if desired, or serve immediately.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

157 kcal 8% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 9.3g 19% DV
Total Fat 1.7g 2% DV
Carbs 40.8g 15% DV
Fiber 23.8g 85% DV
Sugar 5.1g 10% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 9762.8mg 100% DV
Potassium 1368.5mg 29% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 171.8mcg 19% DV
Vitamin C 190.9mg 100% DV
Calcium 384.3mg 30% DV
Iron 12.6mg 70% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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