Corn And Tomato Salad • Two Purple Figs

This Corn and Tomato Salad is a refreshing take on your average tomato salad. It’s made with very few ingredients and dressed in lots of lime and olive oil. As simple as it is, you won’t believe how TASTY it comes out! Sweet corn, juicy tomatoes, luscious avocados, crisp cucumbers and fresh cilantro.

This is seriously one of those salads that will pleasantly surprise you. There’s something so unique about it, something that tastes like summer!

We can’t get enough corn recipes, especially when it’s summer and BBQ season! Last week we shared an easy tutorial on How To Boil Corn On The Cob. We used leftovers from that corn to make today’s corn and tomato salad actually!

As you can tell, we have no lettuce or greens here, just a handful of fresh cilantro. This pairs so well with the tomatoes and lime, and adds a fresh pop to the salad. However you can use parsley if you don’t do cilantro. You can even try fresh basil for a fragrant salad.

There are so many salad recipes that fit perfectly for summer, but this one is a bit special. Here’s why.

Why You’ll Love this Corn and Tomato Salad

• This is a cross between a salad and the perfect side dish!
• It pairs so well with plenty of dishes, especially grilled chicken.
• It’s so TASTY! The flavors blend so well together eve though it has minimal and simple ingredients!
• This recipe takes 10 minutes, especially if the corn is boiled already.
• You can also use fresh corn that’s cooked on the grill and it’s just as perfect!
• It can be made in advance.
• This salad recipe is so appreciated in potlucks!
• You can add black beans to make it extra hearty, similar to our Black Bean and Corn Salad.

How to Make Corn and Tomato Salad

1. Preparing the fresh corn is KEY. Start by following this tutorial on How To Boil Corn On The Cob. For this corn salad recipe, it’s best to have the corn cooked and cooled down. This is to prevent it from wilting the other ingredients in the salad.
2. Cut the corn on the cob. Use a wooden board that’s firmly placed on a counter.
3. Place the cooked corn on the cob in an upright position as you can see above. Make sure the widest base is at the bottom.
4. Take your sharp knife and you’re going to hold the corn on one side. On the opposite side, start slicing the corn kernels away.
   
5. Assemble the ingredients in one large bowl. Avocados, red onion, cilantro, grape tomatoes and cilantro.
6. Season with lots of lime juice, salt and extra virgin olive oil. Now toss and stir away. We love finishing it off with some feta cheese.
7. Your corn and tomato salad recipe is ready!

Tips for Corn Salad Recipe

1. Use sweet seasonal corn and cook it using this tutorial on How To Boil Corn On The Cob.
2. Make sure the corn has chilled before adding it to the salad ingredients. Otherwise it will wilt the salad.
3. Likewise, use sweet seasonal fresh grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes. We love slicing each into half. This makes all ingredients similar in size and weight.
4. If cilantro isn’t for you, use parsley or even fresh basil. Any fresh herbs are great here to replace greens or lettuce.
5. The beauty of this corn salad recipe is in the simplicity of it. Avoid using seasoning and bold dressings.
6. You can use lemon juice if lime is not available.
7. This salad recipe is a great side dish to ALL summer grilling, and more!

How to Store leftovers?

Keep leftovers of this salad in an airtight container in t he refrigerator and enjoy within 2 days.

How to Cook corn?

You can grill the corn for this recipe or microwave it. However today we used boiled corn.

What to Serve with Corn and Tomato Salad?

• Grills. Grilled Veal Chops, Lamb Burgers, Chicken Skewers, Ribeye Steak.
• Tacos. Ground Beef Tacos, Birria Tacos, Lamb Tacos, Ground Chicken Tacos.
• Seafood. Grilled Trout, Salmon Tacos, Grilled Octopus, Grilled Mahi Mahi, Grilled Shrimp.
• Vegetarian. Homemade Potato Chips, Pita Chips, Cilantro Lime Rice, Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries.
  

Can You eat Raw corn on the cob in a salad?

It’s purely a personal thing, for us YES! Especially sweet, young and seasonal summer corn. So overall it is OK to eat raw corn. It has a crunchy texture compared to the cooked one, but it’s ok to eat!

Summer Salads

Creamy Cucumber Salad
Black Bean and Corn Salad
Easy Cucumber Salad
Peach Burrata Salad
Panzanella Salad
Papaya Salad
Caprese Salad