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Grilled Corn Salad with Tarragon
This delicious Grilled Corn Salad with Tarragon recipe will enhance any summertime main dish with its refreshing crunch and zip! Best complimented by our cedar-planked salmon or your favorite grilled chicken recipe. Scroll down for instructions and enjoy 🙂
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Grilled Corn Salad with Tarragon Recipe
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 8 ears of corn cleaned
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ C. chopped red onion
- 3 tbls. minced tarragon
- Juice of one lime
- 4 tbls. olive oil
- 1 tsp. salt
Instructions:
- While your grill heats up, mix lime juice, olive oil and salt together
- Brush corn with mixture
- Grill corn turning often until some parts are blackened for a total of 4 minutes
- Set corn aside to cool
- Once cool, cut kernels from the cob and place in a large bowl. Add tomatoes, onions and tarragon. Dress with dressing listed below.
Dressing (optional):
- 1/3 C. olive oil
- Juice of one half lemon
- 1 tbl. honey
- Salt and pepper to taste
Mix honey and lemon juice and then emulsify with olive oil. Pour over corn salad and gently
toss. Chill an hour before serving.
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