Corn, Avocado, and Tomato Salad
Corn, Avocado, and Tomato Salad is a fresh and light side dish perfect for summer BBQs and potlucks. Grill the corn for a little extra something special. It’s a fresh and light side dish that screams summer!
Corn, Avocado, and Tomato Salad
We try to teach our kids the value of money. They earn an allowance by doing chores throughout the week.
Today, I looked out the kitchen window to see my son spraying sunblock in the air like tropical air freshener.
All I saw was a mist of dollar bills – that stuff is liquid gold. Lesson fail.
Speaking of wasting money, I’m pretty sure the ice cream truck guy is stalking us.
I swear he pulls his van up to our house and turns up his carnival music. It puts me in an awkward position.
I look like the grumpy mom if I deny my kids, who are jumping up and down in front of the truck, ice cream in this blasted heat.
Even though my kids use their own money they’ve earned, the prices are ridiculously high.
I give in every once in a while…immediately followed by a lecture about how you can buy a whole carton of ice cream for the same price that the ice cream truck charges for one.
We have a freezer full of said ice cream but the allure of a colorfully painted truck driven by a creepy guy is for some reason much more appealing to them.
This salad can be summed up in one word. FRESH.
Fresh off-the-ear corn, fragrant tomatoes, and perfectly ripe avocados – firm but creamy.
You could use frozen corn here but why not take advantage of the fresh corn available right now.
It’s all tossed in a lime and cilantro dressing for a bright and summer infused side dish.
(originally posted 2013) I had this Corn, Avocado, and Tomato Salad recipe at a friend’s house and have been making it ever since.
It’s best to let the flavors blend in the fridge for a little bit for the most flavor.
HOW TO COOK CORN ON THE COB
There are many ways that you can cook corn and here are the ways how:
- Bring a pot of water to boiling and boil the corn for 3-5 minutes.
- Grill the corn over medium high heat for 3-5 minutes.
- Keep the corn in its husk and microwave for 3-5 minutes. It steams the corn.
- Cut the corn off the cob and saute in a pan with a little oil for 3-5 minutes.
HOW TO GET GRILL MARKS WITHOUT GRILLING
You can get those nice roasted marks but either sauteing in a pan or holding the cooked corn with tongs over an open gas stove flame.
I even use my kitchen blow torch sometimes to get a little char on my corn.
OTHER SALAD RECIPES
- Frito Corn Salad
- Avocado Cucumber Salad
- Broccoli Salad
- Marinated Caprese Salad
- Pizza Pasta Salad
- Taco Pasta Salad
- BLT Pasta Salad
Corn, Avocado, and Tomato Salad
This Corn, Avocado, and Tomato Salad is a fresh and light side dish perfect for summer BBQs and potlucks. Grill the corn for a little extra something special. It's a fresh and light side dish that screams summer!
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked corn, fresh or frozen (see Note)
- 1-2 avocados, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup finely diced red onion
- Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Combine the corn, avocado, tomatoes and onion in a large glass bowl. Mix together the dressing ingredients in another bowl, pour over the salad, and gently toss to mix. Chill salad for an hour or two to let flavors blend.
Recipe Notes
Fresh corn is really best to use here.
There are many ways that you can cook corn and here are the ways how:
- Bring a pot of water to boiling and boil the corn for 3-5 minutes.
- Grill the corn over medium high heat for 3-5 minutes.
- Keep the corn in its husk and microwave for 3-5 minutes. It steams the corn.
- Cut the corn off the cob and saute in a pan with a little oil for 3-5 minutes.
Source: Paula Deen
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I just made this and it is seriously THE BEST corn, avocado, tomato and lime salad I have ever tasted in my entire life! My husband and I LOVED it!! 😍 I am definitely making this every week for us. Thank you so much for the awesome recipe!!
Love this light summer salad. I used fresh thyme instead of cilantro.
This looks amazing & beautiful colored christy…and this is fabulous salad till now, i will definitely try to making this from your recipe…Thanks for sharing…!
Going to make it for 4th of July party
I made this as a side dish. Left the avocado out. The main that went with this is tuna salad stuffed avocados. Served it all nice and cold. As the texture ingredient for the meal, I prepped some garlic bread. Nice lite and cool lunch/dinner for summertime eats.
Its really good as is, but I did add a couple chopped cloves of garlic too. My vegetarian dd adds black beans and calls it a meal. Thank you for a winner recipe.
You are welcome!
I’ve made this numerous times and it’s so delicious! I specifically buy extra local fresh corn just to make this salad 😆
Sounds delicious!
Great. And easy.
Thank you!
This salad (doubled the ingredients) was such a hit at my spousal unit’s 70th birthday party that it was all gone before I got any AND at least half the guests asked for the recipe before they left our house. Amazing. Lots of these people are high-end foodies, so this one was a WIN-WIN-WIN and it’s now saved in 3 places and backed up on the Cloud. 😀
Oh awesome to hear that! Great job!
I served this along with some grilled chipotle seasoned, tilapia. What a nice light meal.
I’m so glad you loved it!
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This is a wonderful summer salad. We grew a lot of sweet cherry tomatoes, and the combination with the corn, avocado and lime flavors made it an excellent choice.
Thank yoU!
This was a delicious corn salad. We had a lot of fresh cherry tomatoes that we grew ourselves. I may have used more fresh lime than the recipe called for, and fresh white corn. We loved it.
I made for a pool party and it was Delicious! Dressing would be great on other salads!
Thank you!!
It is a great salad. Everyone loves it. I recommend you make up the dressing then put the avocado in it and carefully mix to coat the avocado and it stopa it from going brown.
I agree!
Perfection! This takes fresh and lite to a new level! Great for summer evening with a side of grilled shrimp!
Thanks! It’s one of my favorites.
We love this salad, the kids actually use it as a dip. I have added fresh cold boiled shrimp to this and it is delicious!!!!
I forgot to say that I have also added some chopped jalapeños and it is very good as well.
I bet that was great!
Made this yesterday and it was delicious! My avocados weren’t quite ripe but I think that made it better from a texture standpoint. This was so good, I just made another batch today. Thanks for sharing this recipe, it is definitely a keeper in my Paleo diet world.
You’re welcome! I’m actually making it tomorrow for Father’s Day.
How many ears of corn would you say you need
Ooh. Great question. I would say about 4-5
So glad you reposted this, Christy! It looks like just exactly what we need on our Easter dinner table after a (too) long winter up here in Northern Minnesota. Happy Easter!
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Looks delicious!!!!
Thank you!
I’ve been makin a similar dish with plenty of cilantro and black beans and all I add is fresh lime juice. It doesn’t discolor and lasts several days.
Thanks for the tip!
My husband is a fickle eater. I love when I can get him to devour an entire bowl of “salad.” Thanks for the recipe!
You’re welcome!
I want to try this salad right now.
I see cilantro popping up in recipes everywhere but I don’t like the taste of it; is there something I can substitute? Otherwise, I will just leave it out
I would just leave it out!
Sounds like a great salad and can’t wait to make it for a covered dish game night with neighbors. I have a question–some people have issues with onions. I like the red onion but is there anything to substitute or do you think it will be fine without any?
I love onions. I think you might miss the bite of the onion. You could cut the onions big so people can take them out.
Just made this salad. I’m devouring it right now! Yum! Thank you for the recipe.
This sounds so refreshing I can’t wait to try it My daughter taught her kids the ice cream truck only plays the music when all the ice cream has been sold out…problem solved LOL
I have made this recipe many times, in many variations. I love your site, but have to say “ick” on your corn prep….throw it on the grill or at the very least, cook on the cob, then cut it off. So much more flavor!
This looks really yummy and I want to try it this weekend. Does the avocado turn brown if you cut it up and add to salad to sit in fridge for a few hours??
Mine didn’t. And the lime juice helps prevent that.
Sounds great! Can I make this the night before and refrigerate?
Yes, should be fine!
Thank you for this great recipe. My family loves this salad. I keep making it over and over again.
I saw this recipe on Pinterest and stopped by to check out the recipe. Can’t wait to give it a try. It’ll be a perfect side with grilled chicken!
It’s so fresh!