Recipe - Make Weekend Fun With Fresh Corn Salad

Corn Salad is one of our favorite easy sides! This easy Corn Salad features sweet fresh corn off the cob, crisp cucumbers and ripe juicy garden tomatoes all combined in a light and easy vinaigrette.Corn Salad is such a great summer salad; it’s easy to make and tastes incredibly fresh without a lot of ingredients or fuss (and no cooking required). This Corn Salad recipe starts with a base of delicious sweet corn (of course), if you have time it’s worth making grilled corn to use in this recipe it before you cut it off the cob.Keep in mind that the measurements of the vegetables in this summer corn salad don’t have to be exact, if you have extra tomatoes or just happen to love them, add extra… a little short on cucumbers, this will turn out delicious!

Ingredients

3 cups corn kernels about 4 cobs of corn
1 cup cherry tomatoes quartered
1 cup diced cucumbers
1/4 cup diced red onion
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar
a generous sprinkle of course salt
pepper to taste
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
fresh basil or dill optional

Method

* Either boil or grill corn. Once cooked, remove kernels from corn.

* Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and gently toss.

* Season with salt & pepper to taste.