Crunchy sweet corn salad is a refreshing summer salad with raw fresh corn, cucumber and red bell pepper. Buttermilk dressing is tangy and blended well with the crunchy vegetables and feta cheese. This is a wonderful side dish to take on picnics or barbeque parties. The day made it, wished I had grilled some meat to serve the salad with. Here is another picture of the salad on photo blog.
Next recipe from Food52 contest winners is a summer salad, crunchy sweet corn salad with buttermilk dressing. As soon as I saw this salad I bookmarked it without even reading the full recipe as I like anything with corn. When I started preparing the salad I realized recipe calls for fresh uncooked corn! I never used fresh uncooked corn as it is and even considered changing the recipe. Since I had all the ingredients ready, I went ahead with the preparation and I am glad I did. I liked the salad and even husband liked it. However, I wonder if he would eat uncooked corn if I made it very often. I would not mind it at all and crunchy sweet corn salad was my lunch and breakfast the next morning.
Crunchy Sweetcorn Salad & Buttermilk Dressing Recipe
Source: Food52
Crunchy Sweet Corn Salad with Buttermilk Dressing
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients
- ½ small Onion or 1 Shallot thinly sliced
- 3 ears Fresh Sweet Corn kernels scraped off the cob with a knife (about 2 ⅔ cups of kernels)
- ½ medium sized Red Bell Pepper chopped (about ⅓ – ½ cup after chopping)
- 3 - 4 Mini Cucumbers quartered lengthwise and cut to ½” piece (I used 3, about 1 ¾ cup when cut. Can use 4 cucumbers.
- 1 tbsp minced Dill
- ¼ cup finely chopped Parsley or Cilantro
- Rinsed Crumbled Feta Cheese for garnish
Dressing Ingredients
- ¼ cup Buttermilk (I used ⅛ cup yogurt + ⅛ cup whey)
- ⅔ cup Yogurt whisked (check notes)
- 1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
- 3 tbsp minced Yellow Onion
- 1 small Garlic minced
- ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Salt to taste
- Black to taste
Instructions
Salad
- Salt onion slices in ½ tsp. salt and keep aside for 20 minutes to remove the harshness of the onion. Rinse in water and pat dry on paper towel.
- In large 1 ½ – 2 quart bowl toss the corn kernels lightly to separate the kernels.
- Add sliced onions and rest of the salad ingredients and toss to combine. Chill until ready to serve.
Dressing
- In a smaller bowl whisk together buttermilk, yogurt, onion, garlic and vinegar.
- Gradually add oil while whisking until well combined. Season with salt and pepper powder.
Serving
- Garnish chilled salad with feta cheese and serve. Pass around the dressing separately.
Notes
- Dressing was thick and I liked it this way. But if one prefers thinner dressing, use less yogurt and add a little water. Also, I substituted ⅛ cup yogurt + ⅛ cup whey for buttermilk. So the butter milk was slightly on thicker side. This too could have contributed to a thick dressing.
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Varada says
The salad looks so colorful! The dressing sounds nice. The star shaped bowl is cute.
sapana says
Salad looks colorful and tasty with buttermilk dressing.As Varda mentioned ,the star shape bowl is so cute.:)
Rajani says
I love salads,but not able to think about a raw corn salad. Will try this out sometime.
Jayanthi says
We love corn salad and the buttermilk dressing is something new ….should definitely give it a try. Good choice!
Pavani says
Wow what a colorful and yummy looking corn salad. The corn we get here is very soft and juicy, so I make raw salads and salsas quite often. Pinned this recipe to try soon, love the buttermilk dressing.
harini says
My older one makes this kind of a salad once in a while but each time the veggies and the seasoning varies. Looks very colorful and yumm.
Suma Gandlur says
That buttermilk dressing sounds interesting and the corn salad looks just refreshing and appealing to senses.
Priya says
Very different and interesting buttermilk dressing, cant wait to make this dressing.. That bowl of salad is just inviting me.
Sowmya:) says
I have never tried Raw corn or buttermilk dressing but your pics make a very compelling case!
Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says
what a colorful and crunchy salad – and the dressing sounds great
Sneha datar says
Crunchy and healthy salad.