This grilled corn salad with farmer's sausage is an easy and summer delicious side dish. It's fresh crunchy veggies, grilled corn, smoky sausage, and creamy avocado all tossed in a tangy dressing. It's perfect for BBQ parties and picnics, and it's ready in just 20 minutes!
Ingredients
The Salad
3cobscorn
1lbfarmer's sausages, sliced in half lengthwise
1teaspoonvegetable oil
1mediumred pepper, diced
1mediumorange pepper, diced
¼cupthinly sliced red onion
½cuphalved cherry tomatoes
1largeavocado, diced
The Dressing
2tablespoonsorange juice, from ¼ orange
2tablespoonslime juice, from 1 lime
2tablespoonsvegetable oil
2tablespoonscilantro, finely chopped
2tablespoonsmint, finely chopped
1teaspoonadobo sauce, from a jar of chipotle peppers
1teaspoonhoney
Sea salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
Preheat your BBQ to medium-high. Lightly coat the cobs of corn and farmer sausage in the vegetable oil. Place them both on the BBQ and grill for 10 minutes, turning the sausage once and the corn a few times. Remove them both from the grill and let them cool slightly.
Add the red and orange peppers, red onion, and cherry tomatoes to a large bowl.
1 medium red pepper, 1 medium orange pepper, ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion, ½ cup halved cherry tomatoes
Chop the sausage into bite-sized pieces. Hold the corn on end on a plate and cut the corn kernels off by sliding a sharp knife down the side of the cob.
Add the corn, diced sausage, and avocado to the bowl with the vegetables. Pour the dressing over the top and toss to coat.
1 large avocado
Notes
This is a great salad to make for a BBQ party as it can sit for at least an hour without losing quality.We often make this salad using Grimm's Mennonite Style Farmer Sausage.