Description
This is the best summer salad ever. It is easy to put together, uses fresh ingredients, comes together really quick, goes with everything and satisfies every single time.
Ingredients
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For the corn
- 4 ears corn on the cob
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
For the salad
- 6 cups curly kale, washed and dried
- 10–12 strawberries, hulled and halved
- 2 white peaches, cored and cubed
- 1 avocado, cubed
- 1/4 cup roasted and salted pistachios
- 4–6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 4 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 lemon, juiced, divided
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Make the corn
- Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil. Once it boils, mix in 2 tbsp white sugar and squeeze in the juice of half a lemon.
- Turn the heat off, add in the corn, close with a lid and allow corn to cook for 10 mins. Drain and set corn aside to cool completely, and once cool, cut kernels off cob.
Make the salad
- Massage kale with 2 tbsp olive oil, juice of half a lemon and a pinch of sea salt. This will soften the kale. Top it off with the rest of the ingredients.
- Drizzle remaining olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and salt and pepper. Sprinkle pistachios, toss and serve.
Notes
*If you are 100% Paleo and don’t eat corn, just sub the corn with roasted sweet potatoes…it’ll be just as tasty and satisfying!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: American