Summer Salad with Grilled Corn, Avocado, & Tomatoes with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking
Equipment
Grill Pan or Grill
Ingredients
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing:
½cupbuttermilk
½ cupmayonnaise
½cupsour cream
2cloves of garlic, minced
2-3tsplemon juice, to tasteSide Note: Vinegar will also work
1tspdried dill
1 tspfresh chives, snipped
½tspdried parsley
¼tsponion powder
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Summer Salad:
1ear of corn, husked
4cupsromaine lettuce, chopped
1 avocado, peeled & sliced thinly
3-4Compari tomatoes, quartered into wedges
¼red onion, sliced thinlySide Note: If the red onion is too strong, soak the slices in ice water for 10 minutes to mellow the flavor.
Instructions
Make the buttermilk ranch dressing by combining the buttermilk, mayonnaise, sour cream, minced garlic, lemon juice, dill, parsley, and onion powder; whisk until well combined. Taste then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Place in the refrigerator to allow flavors to mingle until you are ready to use.
Grill the corn by heating a dry grill pan over medium heat. Add the shucked corn to the hot grill pan and cook, turning occasionally, until golden brown. In my grill pan, it took about 15 minutes. Let the corn cool then cut the kernels off the cob with a knife. Set aside.
Prepare the salad by placing the chopped romaine in a serving bowl. Add the cooled corn on top along with the avocado slices, tomato wedges, and red onion slices. Top with lots of freshly cracked pepper.
Serve immediately with the buttermilk ranch dressing on the side. Enjoy.