Easy summer tomato and corn salad
Listen. It’s not easy being a mother, a business woman*, and a farmer**… but I’m out here, really doing my best***.
*last month was one of my lowest billing months as a freelancer lol
**my total yield this summer so far has been 1 dozen cherry tomatoes, 2 cucumbers, 4 chamomile flowers, and a few bunches of various herbs soooo….
***debatable on so many levels
Anyway, one thing you can always count on me for is a solid salad recipe. Always ask the vegetarian to bring the salads to the party. Always. We had a rare four-sibling-weekend when my entire family was on the Cape, so we had everyone over to our house for a little cookout. Nick ran the grill (obviously), while I arranged cute tomatoes on cute plates. A match made at Clarke’s in Faneuil Hall so many, many years ago.
Anyway: Summer food is just ✨the best.✨ Zero debate.
Here’s a super easy, delicious summer tomato and corn salad for your next get together:
Summer tomato and corn salad
Ingredients:
- 3-4 ears of corn, cooked
- 2-3 cups of cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
- 1/2 cup basil, chopped
- 1/2 English cucumber, chopped or torn
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- Drizzle of olive oil
- Flaky salt
- Black pepper
Directions:
- Cook corn to your liking — I feel like every family has their way of cooking corn on the cob, so you know… go with that. I like to add freshly husked corn to a stock pot, fill so water is about an inch or so over the corn, salt and bring to a rolling boil. You do you.
- Allow corn to cool and slice kernels from each cob (I do this vertically, but again… you do you).
- Add to a bowl with tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, basil, and cucumber and gently mix.
- Drizzle with olive oil and top with salt and pepper to taste.
- Refrigerate before serving.
vegan + gluten free
I mean, per usual, you probably could have intuited the recipe from the photo — and you know I am not that adept at measuring… but the results are (almost always) legit. Enjoy!
Also On Tap for Today:
- More lazy/easy vegetarian recipes for ya
- I don’t really want to admit this (to myself or anyone else), but there are only 3 full weeks of summer vacation left… so I’m getting us a tiny bit prepared for back-to-school
- Why we are so drawn to those videos of people restocking their kitchens (just me?) via The Washington Post
What’s your favorite summer dish to share?
