This corn and avocado salad with lime basil dressing is the perfect healthy summer side dish. Everyone loves it and it’s so easy to toss together.
Obviously I love salads. I really love unconventional salads that use unique ingredients and aren’t just a bed of greens with some toppings. This corn and avocado salad is just that. You can eat it on it’s own as a side or add it to a bed of greens with protein.
The summer heat makes me crave cool and refreshing meals and the last thing I want at a cook out is a heavy, warm dish to go along with my burger. I’ve found this corn salad to be the perfect healthy summer side dish. Everyone loves it and it’s so easy to toss together. The hardest part is cutting the corn off the cob and removing the silks, but even that isn’t too hard!
WATCH HOW TO MAKE CORN AND AVOCADO SALAD:
Ingredients in Corn and Avocado Salad
- sweet corn
- red onion
- avocado
- lime basil
- sea salt and pepper
How to Make Corn and Avocado Salad
This is the easiest salad recipe. Are you ready for this? Husk the sweet corn and then cut the kernels from the cob. Yep, raw and uncooked! Add the diced red onion, diced avocado, chopped basil, lime juice, salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix well. You can eat it right away or let everything marinate for a few hours. I prefer to make it the night before servings to it can marinate overnight!
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This corn and avocado salad with lime basil dressing is the perfect healthy summer side dish. Everyone loves it and it’s so easy to toss together.
Ingredients
- 6 ears of fresh uncooked sweet corn, husked and cut from cob
- 1 cup red onion, diced
- 1 large avocado, diced
- lime juice (1 lime or about 3 Tablespoons)
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- After husking and cutting corn from the cob, pull out as many corn silks as possible. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
- Serve immediately or allow it to marinate for a few hours. I like to make it the night before and allow it to marinate over night as it tastes even better the next day.
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
July 17, 2011 at 8:34 pmI have never tried corn and avacado together! sounds like a winning combo though š
lynn @ the actor's diet says
July 17, 2011 at 8:49 pmsuch wonderful flavor combos. i remember when i found out you could eat corn raw. a revelation!
Eating Bird Food says
July 17, 2011 at 8:58 pmI know! Corn on the cob has always been one of my favorite foods so I felt the same way when I found out you could eat it raw.
Lauren says
July 17, 2011 at 9:08 pmThat sounds delicious! I love raw corn. Only in the summer, but I really do like it uncooked.
BroccoliHut says
July 17, 2011 at 9:15 pmYum, yum! I LOVE raw corn (especially in combination with BBQ tofu!), so I’ll def give this a try!
Jessica @ Sushi and Sit-Ups says
July 17, 2011 at 10:25 pmI don’t think I’ve ever had raw corn off the cob! Is that weird?
Abby @ Abz 'n' Oats says
July 17, 2011 at 10:25 pmYum! I love raw corn! š This sounds awesome!
Aine @ Something to Chew Over says
July 18, 2011 at 3:49 amLooks yummy! I love corn and avocado so I’m sure they’re great together š
Sam @ H.E.S.H. says
July 18, 2011 at 11:35 amSounds and looks yummy! I love corn so much, so I’m going to try this one by this week! Time to do some groceries.. Thanks for mentioning!
Ashley @ Coffee Cake and Cardio says
July 18, 2011 at 4:21 pmThis looks amazing!!
Christine (The Raw Project) says
July 18, 2011 at 5:08 pmThis looks wonderful, I must try it soon!
Tiff @ Love Sweat and Beers says
July 18, 2011 at 8:04 pmI trust you! Looks great. I bet it’ll go well with my turkey burgers this week.
Cat @Breakfast to Bed says
July 19, 2011 at 10:06 amI make a similar salad that also has edamame and red onion and now i am JONESIN for some! I love the basil idea!
Kelly @ Foodie Fiasco says
July 19, 2011 at 2:47 pmLove how you you come up with something so brilliantly delicious, but do it so simply. This recipe couldn’t take much time, but it looks soooo amazing. Keep it up!
Mike @ How To Make A Smoothie At Home says
July 19, 2011 at 2:57 pmI love avocados. This recipe looks great.
Tina @ Faith Fitness Fun says
July 19, 2011 at 2:59 pmI always want to remake recipes from the old days on the blog…if only for the better pictures. LOL
And sleeping in until 10:30?? I don’t know if i will EVER see that day again. Even on days I feel like I could, a particular toddler keeps that from happening. “Good morning mommy!” Every day. 6 am. Ugh. Love her…not the wake up call.
Monet says
July 19, 2011 at 10:27 pmWhy don’t I do raw corn salads more often? I love the thought of those sweet, crisp kernels paired with creamy avocado. Thank you so much for sharing with me tonight…I’m salivating…and thank you for all your kind words on my own blog. I appreciate you! Have a blessed week!
Rebecca @ How the Cookies Crumble says
July 21, 2011 at 4:15 pmThis looks delicious! I love raw corn. Too bad I just went to the grocery store yesterday and didn’t get an avocado. I got fresh corn in the fridge but I put myself on a grocery “budget” this week so no going back for extras [like a normally do on a daily basis…] š
Eating Bird Food says
July 21, 2011 at 7:57 pmThere’s always next week!! š
MaryC says
July 21, 2011 at 6:20 pmJust made this salad….delicious!! I added cilantro instead of basil, and it went great with the avocado and lime! YUM – thank you š
Eating Bird Food says
July 21, 2011 at 7:56 pmI’m so glad you enjoyed it Mary!
Lisa says
July 27, 2011 at 9:23 amI love this salad – thank you for the recipe! We add tomatoes to it. š
Susie says
August 7, 2011 at 11:54 amThis looks perfect for hot summer days.
Taya says
August 24, 2012 at 7:52 pmLovely blog. I found it looking for images of corn. What camera did you use to shoot the great new food photos?
Eating Bird Food says
August 25, 2012 at 7:50 amHi Taya, I use a Canon Rebel Xsi
TAMMY says
September 13, 2012 at 6:20 pmI TRIED THIS THROUGH A CO WORKER AND IT IS DELISH!! I SPENT AN HOUR LOOKING FOR THE RECIPE.
Yvonne Marin-Hines says
April 21, 2019 at 10:28 amHi! I can’t wait to make this salad. Could you use frozen organic corn?
Brittany Mullins says
April 22, 2019 at 9:13 amI think that should work just fine. My only thought would be to put it in a strainer to defrost so that any excess liquid is removed the corn. You don’t want the salad to be watery.