5 from 8 votes
Summer Corn Salad
Make a delicious and fresh summer corn salad with simple ingredients!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
240 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 sweet corn ears, husks removed
- 1 cup pastina pasta dry
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomato
- 1 English cucumber seedless
- 4 tbsp olive oil separated
- 1/4 cup basil fresh leaves
- 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- salt
- black pepper
Instructions
- Fill a large pot and a medium sauce pot with salted water. Bring both pots to a boil. When the water is boiling, place the corn in one pot and the pastina in the other pot.
- Cook pastina according to package instructions and boil corn until it is fork tender.
- While they cook, cut cherry tomatoes into quarters and chop the cucumber into small pieces.
- Remove cooked corn from the pot and allow it to cool. Drain pastina and place in a large mixing bowl. Mix 2 tbsp olive oil in with the pastina and allow it to cool.
- Cut the corn kernels off the cobs and mix the corn, tomatoes, and cucumber in with the pastina. Cut basil into ribbons and mix in.
- Pour in 2 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of white balsamic vinegar. Toss again and season with salt and pepper to taste.
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Notes
- use frozen corn in place of fresh ears of corn
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
240kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
34g
(11%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Trans Fat
0.003g
(0%)
Sodium
207mg
(9%)
Potassium
285mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
372IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
13mg
(14%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 240
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 240kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Sodium | 207mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 285mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 372IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 13mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.