Summer Tomato and Grilled Corn Salad
This delicious Summer Tomato and Grilled Corn Salad is made with sweet summer corn and tomatoes, mint, basil, and a balsamic dressing. It's the perfect summer side dish for weeknight dinners and weekend BBQs!
This is it, people. This is the time to indulge every bit of your summer tomato and corn cravings. You see those bright, juicy tomatoes there? You need to get your fill of them while you still can.
I have to tell you a story. Last week, I was standing with my handsome man, my 6-year-old nephew and my sister in her garden, the hot Okanagan sun blazing down on us. We had tomato juice running down our chins and arms. My nephew found a giant yellow tomato, without any exaggeration this thing was as big as a large grapefruit. He held it over his head and exclaimed, “Look at this tomato! We should all eat it!” Then he bit into it like it was a giant apple and, with a mouthful of tomato, told us it was as sweet as candy.
My sister said it felt like winning at parenting. (Go sista!)
Tomato season always seems to disappear so quickly, and it's right about now that I start to get desperate and eat every tomato in sight. I mean really, have you ever eaten a tomato in the winter? But of course you have, we've all made that sad mistake. Winter tomatoes are not worth even looking at so we'd better get our fill now while we still can.
This tomato and grilled corn salad is all kinds of crazy good deliciousness. We already talked about how sweet and perfectly ripe the tomatoes are, but that's not all. There's sweet, lightly grilled corn, wisps of mint and basil, and tangy balsamic vinegar and the world's best feta.
Are you familiar with Macedonian feta? If not, I'm begging you to make acquaintances. Once you meet, your life will change. Seriously.
Macedonian feta is like regular feta's grown up and far more sophisticated cousin. It's creamy and decadent and less salty than you'd expect. You probably want to add extra to your tomato salad cause really, why wouldn't you?
Now, before I take up any more of your time, go and grab some beautiful summertime tomatoes and make this grilled corn salad. You can thank me later.
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Favorite Summer Tomato Recipes
- Mediterranean Tomatoes Stuffed with Rice
- Fresh Summer Spaghetti
- Summertime Easy Caprese Pizza
- Creamy Avocado Pesto Zucchini Noodles with Burst Tomatoes
- Cucumber Tomato Salad
Summer Tomato and Grilled Corn Salad
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Prep Time: 10 mins -
Cook Time: 10 mins
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Total Time: 20 mins
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Yield: 6 servings 1x -
Category: Side Dish
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Method: Grill
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Cuisine: American
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This delicious Summer Tomato and Grilled Corn Salad is made with sweet summer corn and tomatoes, mint, basil, and a balsamic dressing. It's the perfect summer side dish for weeknight dinners and weekend BBQs!
Ingredients
- 3 ears of corn, shucked
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil, packed
- 2 tablespoons chopped mint, packed
- 2 lbs very ripe tomatoes, thickly sliced
- ¼ cup feta cheese
- Optional: extra mint and basil and some balsamic reduction, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to medium-high and oil the grates.
- Grill the corn for 10 minutes, turning a few times. You want the kernels to turn bright yellow and let some of them get grill marks. Remove the corn from the grill and, when it is cool enough to handle, cut the kernels off. (The easiest way to cut the kernels off the cob is to stand the corn on one end and run the knife blade down the corn.)
- While the corn is grilling, prepare the rest of the salad. In a small bowl whisk together the balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, olive oil and garlic until it is smooth and creamy. Stir through the basil and mint. Add the grilled corn kernels to the bowl.
- Lay half the tomatoes out on your serving platter, sprinkle them with sea salt then top with half the corn and half the feta cheese. Top with the rest of the tomatoes, the remaining feta cheese and corn, sprinkle with sea salt and any or all of the garnishes. Pour any remaining dressing on top and serve immediately.
Notes
This salad can easily be left out for a few hours if you are serving it at a BBQ or picnic.
Summer tomatoes are the best! We have been trying to enjoy as many as we can now too.. Love this beautiful salad! It looks so healthy, bright and delicious!
It’s like a (delicious) race to enjoy as many tomatoes as possible before they leave us for another year, isn’t it?
This is such a beautiful recipe, Kristen! Those tomatoes indeed look delicious — your nephew has good taste 😉
He totally does! My sister told me the other day that when she asked what he wanted her to pack for his school lunch he told her, ” croissants and crab legs” lol. I’m pretty sure he had to make due with a PB&J sandwich. 🙂
Winter tomatoes are a sad thing :/ But summer tomatoes…I just think they are so beautiful to look at too! Haha! The heirloom varieties are likes master pieces in a gallery!
I totally agree … summer tomatoes are so beautiful! I just love going to the farmers market this time of year and looking at all the tomatoes. I’m always amazed at how many varieties there are!
Just mouthwatering…looks lovely and delicious!
Thank you so much, Kalyan!!
What a beautiful salad. I love all of the color! And I can’t get enough feta cheese.
Lovely salad, Kristen! Love the combo of grilled corn and tomatoes. With balsamic and salty cheese (never would I omit cheese), that’s really good!
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Thanks, Ben! I don’t eat a lot of dairy but I would never say no to goat, feta or blue. I couldn’t live without those three!!