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Summertime Bean and Corn Salad

May 18, 2012 By Julie 14 Comments

It’s no secret that I love my oven.  Breads, cakes, casseroles you name it.  So many tasty foods were just meant to be placed into that insulated metal box and heated to 350 degrees.  Unfortunately, higher outside temps and oven use don’t always mix, so as springtime weather comes to a close, I find myself looking for alternative ways to create dishes that don’t involve baking.


Thank goodness for cold salads.  They’re easy to put together, they taste great and the kitchen is still a respectable temperature when the assembling finishes and the eating commences.  Take this corn and bean salad.  Toss a bunch of veggies and beans into a bowl, dress with a little olive oil and lemon, toss a little cheese on top and call it a meal.  Easy peasy with minor mess and no extra heat into an already seasonally warm kitchen environment.

Grab up a bowl and let’s put a batch together, shall we?

Begin with a festival of vegetable chopping and toss it all into a bowl.

Whisk together a quick dressing using some extra virgin olive oil, a couple fresh lemons, a pinch or two of dill, some garlic powder and a bit of salt and pepper.

Toss the dressing into the veggie mixture and when you’re ready to serve, add in a few handfuls of feta cheese.

Oven say what?  With healthy, tasty summer salads like this one, summer can walk through my door any day of the week.

Print

Summertime Bean and Corn Salad

Yield: About 6 Adult Servings

Total Time: 20 min

Ingredients:

2 Ears Fresh Corn, Cooked and Shucked (about 2 cups worth)
1 14 Oz. Can Garbanzo Beans, Rinsed and Drained
1/2 Cucumber, Peeled and Chopped
1/2 Green Pepper, Chopped
1 Roma Tomato, Chopped
1/4 Cup Red Onion, Diced
8-10 Basil Leaves, Chopped
1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Lemons, Juiced
1 tsp Dried Dill or 1 Tbsp Fresh
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
4 Oz. Feta Cheese
Salt and Pepper to Taste

Directions:

Add the first seven ingredients to a bowl; the corn, beans, cucumber, pepper, tomato, onion and basil leaves.

In a separate bowl mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, dill, garlic powder and the salt and pepper.

Pour the dressing over the veggies and toss to combine. Add additional salt and pepper if needed.

Store in the fridge, covered, up to a day ahead of serving. When ready to eat, toss the feta into the salad and enjoy.

Amount Per Serving

Calories 320.9, Total Fat 15.5 g, Saturated Fat 4.4 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 2.4 g, Monounsaturated Fat 8.0 g, Cholesterol 16.8 mg, Sodium 522.3 mg, Potassium 578.4 mg, Total Carbohydrate 41.8 g, Dietary Fiber 9.3 g, Sugars 2.5 g, Protein 10.7 g

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Comments

  1. Laura in Cancun says

    May 18, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    I recently discovered corn in salads a few months ago and it’s my new favorite thing. And that dressing sounds easy!

    Reply
  2. Maureen @ Orgasmic Chef says

    May 19, 2012 at 2:26 am

    I love this salad! It looks like a bowl of summer.

    Reply
  3. Rita says

    May 19, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    Love to find new recipes for summer salads; this one is really interesting.
    Rita

    Reply
  4. GARLUTTI says

    May 20, 2012 at 5:00 am

    Happy to discover ensaladas as rich as this .. I invite you to share my blog .. greetings from Vigo SPAIN …GREETINGS MARIMI

    Reply
  5. Beth says

    May 20, 2012 at 7:01 am

    I was just thinking I needed some new salad recipes. This looks terrific, and I can’t wait to try it. (And doesn’t feta make everything better?)

    Reply
  6. Ameena says

    May 20, 2012 at 11:37 am

    Funny, I love cold salads because it’s really just assembly and that’s something I actually excel in! Love it. It looks delicious.

    Hope you are having a great weekend so far!

    Reply
  7. Jenna says

    May 21, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Just in time, because summer hit Chicago hardcore yesterday (high = 90 degrees) and I was pretty miserably hot concoting the tagine I had on the menu . . .

    Reply
  8. grace says

    May 22, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    so colorful! i love everything else so much, i don’t even mind the feta. 🙂

    Reply
  9. Jenny @ BAKE says

    May 23, 2012 at 6:57 am

    lovely photos! I’m looking forward to summer finally arriving in the UK

    Reply
  10. Kati Mora, MS, RD, Kellogg's FiberPlus(R) Wellness Advocate says

    June 6, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    Another fiber-licious dish! I’m a huge fan of cold salads too – they just hit the spot on hot summer days! And the colors of this salad are absolutely stunning. What a lovely dish.

    Reply
  11. beti says

    June 6, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    bacon anything is my type of recipe!

    Reply
  12. Blond Duck says

    June 14, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    Since it’s 100 here, this is totally going on my menu.

    Reply
  13. TMT says

    July 2, 2012 at 1:14 pm

    This was great! I used 1.5 lemons but all else I kept the same. Thanks so much!

    Reply

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