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Corn and Tomato Salad – Emily Bites

by HealthMatters December 2, 2023, 6:18 am 1.3k Views

This straightforward Corn and Tomato Salad is a contemporary and scrumptious facet dish that pairs particularly effectively with meat off the grill! With candy corn, juicy tomatoes, wealthy Feta cheese, contemporary herbs, and a easy French dressing that lets the components shine, I can’t recover from how good that is. My husband cherished it too and now we hold lamenting that we didn’t make it for the social gathering we had earlier this summer season…we’ve been lacking out! It is best to most likely make this recipe as quickly as you see it so that you don’t have comparable regrets. I’m simply saying.

This Corn and Tomato Salad is ideal for corn season as a result of it makes use of contemporary corn lower off the cob. We’re fortunate to have a corn stand proper across the nook from our home that sells contemporary corn on the cob day-after-day within the late summer season. Although it’s scrumptious on it personal, I’m at all times searching for tasty new methods and excuses to make use of it! This recipe makes an ideal straightforward weeknight facet dish, however I additionally love this as a go-to dish to deliver to picnics, potlucks and cookouts. It’s the proper dish to deliver for a crowd as a result of it’s contemporary, flavorful, goes with every thing, and doesn’t have to be heated or saved heat. It’s positive to be a success at your subsequent gathering!

Not solely is that this Corn and Tomato Salad straightforward to make and completely scrumptious, however every serving is simply 179 energy or 2 WW Factors on the present Weight Watchers program (or 5 WW Factors if following the diabetic WW plan). To view your present WW Factors for this recipe and monitor it within the WW app or website, click on right here!

Serving Dimension

All the recipe for me made about 5 ¾ cups, so I made a decision to listing this as six servings at 1 scant cup every. For those who’re undecided what meaning, a scant cup is simply just below a full cup. Nonetheless, for those who use bigger tomatoes than I did, or toss in somewhat additional corn from stripping your cobs, chances are you’ll find yourself with full cup servings. Be happy to measure out your finish consequence if it’s necessary to you to be actual after which divide that by six servings.

Extra Tasty Facet Dish Concepts

Searching for extra tasty, lightened up facet dish recipes? Take a look at my Mediterranean Couscous Salad, Apple Coleslaw, Air Fryer Ranch Corn on the Cob, Broccoli Cheddar Twice Baked Potatoes, Stovetop Cinnamon Apples, Caprese Pasta Salad, Air Fryer Cajun Potatoes, Broccoli Salad, Stovetop Inexperienced Beans with Almonds, Creamy Corn with Bacon and Jalapenos, Caprese Salad, Vegetable Fried Rice, Garlic Herb Mushrooms, Avocado BLT Pasta Salad, Straightforward Salsa Rice, Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Straightforward Garlic Knots, and so many extra within the Facet Dishes class of my recipe index!

Corn and Tomato Salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Prepare dinner Time: 10 minutes

Wait Time: 1 hr

Complete Time: 1 hr 25 minutes

Energy: 179kcal

This straightforward Corn and Tomato Salad is a scrumptious facet dish that is straightforward to make and filled with contemporary taste!

Yield: 6 (1 scant cup) servings

2 medium tomatoes, cored and chopped into ½” chunks
1 ¼ teaspoons salt, divided
2 ½ tablespoons olive oil, divided
5 cups contemporary corn kernels, lower off the cob most well-liked (that is 4-5 ears of corn)
2 tablespoons chopped contemporary chives
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 ½ tablespoons white wine vinegar
¼ cup chopped contemporary parsley
1 oz crumbled Feta cheese

Place your chopped tomatoes in a mixing bowl and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of the salt. Stir to mix and switch the tomatoes to a colander. Set the colander on high of the bowl to let the tomatoes drain for half-hour whereas finishing step two.
Drizzle one tablespoon of the olive oil into a big skillet or sauté pan and convey over medium-high warmth. As soon as the oil is sizzling, add the corn and stir to coat. Prepare dinner for 6-7 minutes, stirring often, till the corn is cooked and has some brown spots all through.
Switch the cooked corn kernels to a big mixing bowl and add the chopped chives, black pepper, white wine vinegar, the remaining ¾ teaspoon of salt, and the remaining 1 ½ tablespoons of olive oil. Stir to mix and unfold the combination out a bit within the bowl. Permit to chill (about 20 minutes).
When the corn combination is cooled, add the tomatoes from the colander and the chopped parsley and stir into the corn. Permit every thing to sit down within the mixing bowl for an additional half-hour to let the flavors incorporate.
Stir within the crumbled Feta cheese and serve.