Summer Carrot & Grilled Corn Salad

Yield

Yield: 2-3 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 large ears fresh corn, husks and silks removed
  • 1-2 Tbsp coconut oil or ghee, melted
  • Grated zest and juice of 1 lime
  • ½ fresh jalapeño, or other chile
  • 1 tsp honey or maple syrup
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 Tbsp cold-pressed olive oil
  • 3-4 medium carrots, sliced into thin rounds or shredded
  • 3-4 spring onions, sliced thinly into rounds
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
  • Smoked sea salt (optional)

Instructions

  1. Heat your outdoor grill or a cast-iron grill pan until hot.
  2. Brush the corn with the melted oil, and grill until the corn is tender and slightly charred, 7 to 10 minutes. Let cool slightly. Slice the kernels off the cobs and put them into a large bowl.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together the lime zest and juice, a minced chile, honey, salt, cumin, and olive oil.
  4. Add the carrots, spring onions, and cilantro to the bowl containing the corn. Pour the dressing over, toss to combine, and let the flavors soak in for at least 10 minutes. Season with smoked sea salt, or salt of your choosing, and serve.

Notes

This recipe was borrowed from Sarah Britton’s book My New Roots. In the introduction to this recipe, she suggests the following: “To make this more of a meal, toss in some black beans and serve it all over a cooked grain like quinoa or brown rice.”

 

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