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Grilled Corn Salad

To us, corn and ripe tomatoes are the very definition of summer. We never cook corn or serve tomatoes in their off-season, so when summer rolls around, we get really excited and include them in nearly every meal. Don’t be afraid to burn the corn and scallions a little here. The charred flavor mixes well with the lime juice and will help to balance the extreme sweetness of the ripe corn.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 6

Ingredients

3 ears of fresh corn, shucked
1 bunch scallions, trimmed
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons salt
3 large ripe tomatoes, cut into large bite-size pieces
6 radishes, thinly sliced
Juice from 1 lime

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Prepare a hot grill.

    Step 2

    Toss the corn and scallions with 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil and 1 teaspoon of the salt.

    Step 3

    Place the corn and scallions on the hot grill. Turn the corn as it browns so that it is well browned all around. The scallions should be slightly charred in places. Remove the corn and scallions from the grill and let cool slightly.

    Step 4

    Cut the grilled corn kernels from the cobs into a medium mixing bowl. Chop the scallions and add them to the bowl. Add the tomatoes, radishes, lime juice, and the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and 1 teaspoon salt and toss until well incorporated.

Reprinted with permission from The Meatball Shop Cookbook by Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow with Lauren Deen. Copyright © 2011 by Daniel Holzman and Michael Chernow; photographs copyright © 2011 by John Kernick. Published by Ballantine Books, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Daniel Holzman is executive chef at The Meatball Shop. He is an alum of Le Bernadin, San Francisco's Fifth Floor, and Aqua, among other highly acclaimed restaurants. He attended the Culinary Institute of America, where he received a full scholarship from the James Beard Foundation. Michael Chernow runs the front-of-house operations and the beverage program at The Meatball Shop. He has worked extensively in restaurants in New York and Los Angeles. He is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute, where he earned degrees in culinary arts and restaurant management. He and Holzman met as teenagers when they worked together as delivery boys at the New York vegan restaurant Candle Café. Needless to say, the vegan thing didn't really stick. Lauren Deen is the author of the New York Times bestselling Cook Yourself Thin series and Kitchen Playdates. She is an Emmy award—and James Beard award— winning television producer and director. She is currently executive producer of food(ography) on the Cooking Channel.
TagsCornVegetableTomatoSideLunchDinnerGluten FreeDairy FreeVegetarianVeganNut FreeKetoEasyGrillingSummerCookbooks
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