Grilled Corn & Nectarine Salad with Charred Scallion Dressing
Ingredients
For the vinaigrette:
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 11/2 teaspoons honey
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 6 charred scallions light green and white parts only, chopped fine
For the salad:
- 4 ears of corn grilled and cut off of the cob
- 2 white nectarines sliced
- 1 avocado sliced
- 6 sliced scallions only the dark green parts that you didn't use for the vinaigrette
- 3 tablespoon fresh cilantro
- 1 red chili pepper optional, sliced very thinly
Instructions
First, make the vinaigrette:
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In a medium bowl whisk together lime juice, kosher salt & honey. Slowly drizzle in olive oil, while continually whisking, until the mixture is emulsified. Stir in the charred scallions. Taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking. Llet the dressing sit while you put together the salad. As it sits the flavors will meld & the vinaigrette will get a little smoky from the scallions & will be all the more delicious.
Put the salad together:
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Once all you fruits and veggies are prepped, toss the corn, the dark green scallions, red chili pepper (if using), and cilantro in a medium large serving bowl with about half of the vinaigrette. Add the nectarines & avocado and very gently toss again. Taste for seasoning and add more vinaigrette or salt if you'd like! I usually add al little more dressing and then save the rest for grilled veggies later in the week.
Recipe Notes
*Charring veggies
So here's the thing with the corn & the scallions. It's my opinion they are most delicious when licked by the flames on a grill. That said, if you are not already firing up your grill, or you don't have one, there's a simple fix that will give you a delicious char without the work of the grill. Give the corn a quick five minute boil on the stove top. Remove the corn and dry it off. Put the corn and the scallions on a roasting pan under a broiler (about 4-5 inches from the top) preheated to high. Rotate the vegetables every 2 minutes or so. The corn will take a while to char all the way around & the scallions will only need to be flipped one time and then removed.
*This salad is great as a side salad and is enough for 6-8 servings. If you'd want to eat it as a meal, I'd say it feeds 4 and that you should add another avocado to the recipe.