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Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad

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Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad: a crisp and refreshing summer salad recipe that highlights fresh corn and ripe avocado! | www.cookingandbeer.com

This grilled corn and avocado salad is the perfect side dish for your next backyard barbecue!

Good morning and happy Wednesday! Let’s celebrate the week being halfway over with this grilled corn and avocado salad!

In addition to making this post all about Blue Diamond’s Artisan Nut Thins, today I thought I’d pay tribute to all things corn and avocado! I first had my glimpse of sweet summer corn this past Friday at the farmer’s market. I feel like the same thoughts were going through everyone’s minds at the same time. It was like a mad dash to scoop up as much corn as humanly possible. There was literally one farmer from Colorado selling it and trust me, it did not last very long. It’s insane how crazy people go for fresh corn, and while corn is still not QUITE at it’s peak (our growing season started a little late this year), it was still scrumptious.

Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad: a crisp and refreshing summer salad recipe that highlights fresh corn and ripe avocado! | www.cookingandbeer.com

In the end, I bought way too much corn, and even whipping up my white bean, chicken and corn chowder wasn’t enough to get rid of it all! As a result, this grilled corn and avocado salad was born.

While we will never have local avocados here in Wyoming, I love the pairing of corn and avocados. There’s just something about this combination that screams “summer!” Everytime I make guacamole, there is corn involved. This grilled corn and avocado salad is kind of like deconstructed guacamole. Kind of. I mean I still dolloped fresh mashed avocado mixed with cilantro and lime on top, but the rest of the ingredients you may find in a guacamole are scattered on top: ripe tomatoes, crispy red onion, and spicy jalapenos. It’s a fun way to serve “guacamole” you guys. Don’t doubt it.

Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad: a crisp and refreshing summer salad recipe that highlights fresh corn and ripe avocado! | www.cookingandbeer.com

A light citrusy vinaigrette will make the perfect topping for this salad, and Blue Diamond’s Flax Seed Artisan Nut Thins or Multi-Seed Artisan Nut Thins are the perfect dipping vessels for that mashed avocado. This salad is definitely one that’s perfect for a small outdoor gathering. It’s fresh, light and perfectly crisp.

What’s not to love?!

Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad: a crisp and refreshing summer salad recipe that highlights fresh corn and ripe avocado! | www.cookingandbeer.com

Find the recipe for this grilled corn and avocado salad below! Have a wonderful day everyone and I’ll talk to you all tomorrow! xo

Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad: a crisp and refreshing summer salad recipe that highlights fresh corn and ripe avocado! | www.cookingandbeer.com

Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad

Servings:

4

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ear of corn in the husk
  • 2 avocados pitted, peeled and mashed
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro divided
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 6 cups baby arugula
  • 4 avocados pitted, peeled and sliced thin
  • 1 jalapeno seeds and stem removed, cut in half lengthwise and then sliced thin
  • 2 roma tomatoes seeds removed and diced
  • 1/4 cup chopped red onion
  • mixture of Blue Diamond's Flax Seed Artisan Nut Thins and Multi-Seed Artisan Nut Thins for dipping

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your grill or grill pan over medium high heat. Add the corn cob and grill on all sides until slightly charred, about 5-6 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly before cutting the kernels from the cob. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the mashed avocado, 2 tablespoons of the cilantro and the lime juice. Set aside.
  • Assemble your salads by layering baby arugula on a large serving platter. On top, add the sliced avocado, jalapeno, tomatoes, red onion and corn. Dollop the mashed avocado on top and sprinkle with the remaining cilantro.
  • Serve with Blue Diamond's Flax Seed Artisan Nut Thins and Multi-Seed Artisan Nut Thins for dipping into the mashed avocado.
  • Enjoy immediately!

Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad: a crisp and refreshing summer salad recipe that highlights fresh corn and ripe avocado! | www.cookingandbeer.com

This post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Nut Thins.

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Justine

I’m the voice, author, creator, and photographer behind Cooking and Beer. We started things about 10 years ago and Cooking and Beer has morphed and grown into what it is today: providing hundreds of recipes to thousands of people.

26 Responses

  1. This looks unbelievably delicious, we eat a lot of nut thins around here so I’m definitely making this soon!

  2. Now that is one pretty salad! I am obsessed with corn right now and avocado is always a good idea so definitely making this soon!

  3. The photos make my mouth water!!! I happen to have several avocados ripe and ready to pick and corn was plentiful at the farmer’s market this morning so this recipe is definitely on the menu for dinner tonight. Thanks for sharing the photos and recipe :)

  4. Ahhh the photos are gorgeous! It looks so good I could eat my computer screen :) Corn JUST starting popping up where I am. So excited to try this!

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Hello! I'm Justine.

I’m a blogger and web developer from the beautiful state of Oklahoma, where my loving husband, two adorable kids, and two mischievous dogs keep me on my toes 24/7. My idea of heaven includes endless summer days, getting lost in a good book, and whipping up some delicious homemade bread.

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