When the garden blesses you with bushels of fresh tomatoes it’s time to figure out how to use them all up. Simple ingredients come together in this delightfully easy to prepare summertime salad so you taste all their summer goodness in each and every bite. It comes together in just a few quick minutes so can easily enjoy it whenever you have a bounty of fresh summer produce on hand.
This is the perfect salad to make when you’re blessed with a bounty like this from your garden. Even if you don’t have a summer garden, your local farmers market is bound to have all these fresh veggies for sale during the hot summer months. Cooking with fresh seasonal ingredients not only ensures you get the best flavor, you’ll also reap the nutritional benefits and save money when you purchase produce that’s in season.
Start by bringing a large pot of water to a full boil and cook ears of corn for 5 minutes. Drain and set cooked corn cobs aside to cool.
While corn cools, dice onion, dice the red pepper, cut cherry tomatoes in half and coarsely chop fresh basil.
Once corn has cooled, use a sharp knife to remove the corn kernels from the cobs.
Place the corn kernels in a large bowl.
Add diced red onion, diced red pepper, and cherry tomato halves to the bowl.
Place red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper in a glass jar. Screw on lid and shake it vigorously to combine.
Pour vinaigrette dressing over the corn, cherry tomato halves, diced red onion, and diced sweet red peppers.
Add the chopped basil and Feta cheese (if using) to the bowl.
Stir to combine all the ingredients to coat them with the vinaigrette dressing.
Taste salad and season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
Refrigerate for a minimum of 15 minutes or up to 4-6 hours before serving.
Need more ideas for using up juicy, vine ripened tomatoes from your garden? Use them to make this Delectable Cheesy Oven Baked Caprese Dip. It’s truly the best summertime dip EVER! Serve with sliced baguette of sour dough bread for scooping up the cheesy deliciousness.
Or use some of that bounty from your summer garden to make this magnificent Caprese Parmesan Chicken. You’ll get nothing ohh’s and ahh’s when you serve up this fresh, flavor packed dish.
Trust me when I say that this is an amazingly delicious salad! My lettuce hating teenager loves it. You get a mouthful of sweet summer corn, and juicy sweetness from the vine ripened tomatoes. The sweet red peppers add a delightful crunch and there’s a zesty bite from the red onions. The light vinaigrette dressing adds just the right amount of tanginess that makes this a flavor packed, refreshing, summer salad mouthwateringly delicious. It pairs perfectly with anything you’re pulling off the grill all summer long! Give this one a try, you are going to LOVE it!!
Fresh Tomato Corn Salad
Ingredients
- 4 ears fresh corn
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 cup red onion, diced
- 1 large sweet red pepper, seeded and diced
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped
- ½ cup crumbled Feta cheese, optional
For The Dressing:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook corn for 5 minutes.
- Drain and set corn cobs aside to cool.
- Once corn has cooled, use a sharp knife to remove corn kernels from the cobs. Place the corn in a large bowl.
- Add diced red onion, diced red pepper, and cherry tomato halves to the bowl.
- Place red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper in a glass jar. Screw on lid and shake vigorously to combine.
- Pour vinaigrette dressing over the corn, cherry tomato halves, diced red onion, and diced sweet red peppers.
- Add the chopped basil and Feta cheese (if using) to the bowl. Stir to combine all the ingredients to coat them with the vinaigrette dressing.
- Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
- Refrigerate for a minimum of 15 minutes or up to 4-6 hours before serving.
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