Grilled Corn Salad With Lima Beans And Tomatoes Recipe - Cooking Index

Grilled Corn Salad With Lima Beans And Tomatoes

Courses: Salads
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

3/4 cup  Olive oil - more or less
2 tablespoons  Apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon  Shallot - finely chopped (large)
6 tablespoons  Fresh corn ears - husked (medium)
2 cups  Frozen baby lima beans
2 x  Watercress - thick stems trimmed,
  And sprigs torn in half
2 cups  Halved teardrop tomatoes or
  Cherry tomatoes
1 cup  Coarsely grated Parmesan cheese
  = (or crumbled soft fresh goat cheese)
1 cup  Halved pitted Kalamata olives
  Roasted Red Pepper And Tomato Sauce - (see recipe)

Recipe Instructions

Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Whisk 1/2 cup oil, vinegar, and shallot in small bowl. Set dressing aside.

Brush corn with remaining 1/4 cup oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill until tender and beginning to char in spots, turning often, about 10 minutes. Cool slightly. Cut corn from cobs. Transfer to large bowl.

Cook lima beans in boiling salted water until just tender, about 4 minutes. Drain. Rinse with cold water; drain. Mix lima beans into corn.

Mix watercress and tomatoes into corn mixture. Add dressing and toss to coat. Season salad with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cheese; garnish with olives. Serve, passing Roasted Red Pepper And Tomato Sauce.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Description:

"This salad is dressed with a red pepper and tomato sauce."

Source:
Bon Appetit, July 2003

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