Grilled Corn Salad

Name: Grilled Corn Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 ears of corn, do not shuck (or 2 1/2 cups frozen corn for the stovetop option); 1 large red bell pepper; 1 5-inch long zucchini, sliced in half lengthwise; 118 milliliters chopped red onion; 118 milliliters chopped cilantro; 1 serrano chili pepper, seeded and minced (optional); 1 teaspoon ground cumin (best if you toast whole cumin seeds then grind); 59 milliliters crumbly salty cheese such as feta or cotija (optional); 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps cider vinegar or lime juice; 1 serving Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Grilled Corn Salad takes around 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 4 servings with 198 calories, 6g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have ears of corn, bell pepper, ground cumin, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. It works well as a side dish. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Grilled Corn Salad With Lime Vinaigrette On Corn Cakes, 10 Great Corn s plus Grilled Corn and Pasilla Pepper Salad, and Grilled Chicken Breasts with Raw Corn & Grilled Bread Salad.

Instructions

Grill the corn, bell pepper, and zucchini: Prepare your grill for high, direct heat. Oil the grill grates.

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Bell Pepper

Zucchini

Corn

Cooking Oil

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Grill

Rub a little olive oil over the bell pepper.

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Bell Pepper

Olive Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place the red pepper and the corn (in their husks) directly on the grill grates. (See our method for grilling corn-on-the-cob.) Cover the grill.

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Red Pepper

Corn

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Grill

Turn corn occasionally, so that every part of the husk is blackened. Also turn the red bell pepper occasionally until the skin has blistered up all around it. This should take 15 to 20 minutes.

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Red Pepper

Corn

When the corn and peppers are about 5 minutes away from being done, rub olive oil over the zucchini pieces and place the zucchini pieces directly on the grill grate, cut side down. Turn them over after a few minutes when they have some nice grill marks on them.

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Olive Oil

Zucchini

Peppers

Corn

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Grill

Let them cook for just a minute or two on the other side.

Place charred bell pepper in a bowl and cover with a plate so that it steams in its own heat. Once the bell pepper has cooled a bit, remove the charred peel.

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Bell Pepper

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Bowl

Cut open the pepper, remove the seeds and stem. Chop the bell pepper into small pieces.

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Bell Pepper

Pepper

Seeds

Let the corn cool down for a few minutes and pull back the husks.

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Corn

Take a small bowl and turn it upside down in a larger bowl. Stand the corn husks vertically, tip facing down, on top of the upside down small bowl. (You can also use the center of an upturned bundt pan.)

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Corn Husks