A delicious corn salad, with grilled corn, tomatoes, bacon and arugula, all tossed with a tomato basil vinaigrette.
While BBQ grilled corn is delicious all on its own, I thought I’d take that grilled corn goodness and create a perfect summer salad that everyone would enjoy and would go perfectly with whatever you’re grilling. BBQ grilled corn, cherry tomatoes, arugula, bacon and jalapeno combine with a flavourful tomato-basil vinaigrette, for a colourful and delicious salad.
The bacon in this salad adds great texture and salty notes, but you can make this salad vegetarian by replacing the bacon with toasted walnuts.
Cook’s Notes
Be sure to dress your salad just before serving, to ensure the arugula and bacon don’t get soggy. The vinaigrette recipe makes more dressing than you’ll need for one salad. The leftovers will keep in the fridge for up to a week.
The Tomato Basil Vinaigrette also makes a great marinade/basting sauce for grilled chicken.
Get the Recipe: Grilled Corn and Tomato Salad
Ingredients
Tomato Basil Vinaigrette:
- 2 Tbsp. (29.57 ml) red wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. (14.79 ml) balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp. (4.93 ml) Dijon mustard
- 1 clove (1 clove) garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1/3 small (0.33 small) jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and roughly chopped (you'll use the remaining 2/3 in the salad)
- 1/2 medium (0.5 medium) tomato, seeds and pulp removed and roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup (6 ml) fresh basil, roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup (72 ml) olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For the Salad:
- 5 slices (5 slices) bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 3-4 cups grilled corn kernels, removed from 4 grilled cobs of corn
- 2/3 small (0.67 small) jalapeno, seeds and core removed and finely diced
- 12 (12) cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 3 handfuls (3 handfuls) baby arugula
- Tomato Basil Vinaigrette, recipe above
- Shaved Parmesan cheese, for garnish
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the Tomato Basil Vinaigrette: Add all ingredients to a food processor and process until chopped and well combined. Taste, add salt and pepper and adjust as necessary, adding more olive oil if needed. (This vinaigrette is should not be overly acidic, so the flavours of the basil, tomato and jalapeno aren't over-powered.) Place into a jar and refrigerate until needed.
- Prepare the Salad: In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients. Drizzle with some of the Tomato Basil Vinaigrette and toss well to coat. Garnish with freshly shaved Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper, to taste.
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Another delicious recipe! Really delicious flavor for a unique salad that will wow your guests. I made this over the weekend for a large group (I tripled the recipe) and everyone was making a point to say how much they liked it. I used frozen corn (substituting about 1/2 cup or so per cob), and grilled it in a cast iron pan on the grill.
So glad you enjoyed it! It’s one of my favourite ways to enjoy corn :)
Fabulous, making this week for a luncheon. Please send your savoury tart recipe,so I can make that as well.
Susan
Thanks Susan enjoy! And watch for the new savoury tart recipe later this week!
This is incredible. I used mini heirlooms in mine and gladly ate this salad for a few days. It’s nice in the morning with eggs, too. So bright, so peppery, very hearty. Thanks so much for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it, Dylan :)
This salad is completely gorgeous, and combines so many of my favorite things (corn, bacon, basil) Pinned! Thank you :)
Thanks so much and thanks for pinning! It was delicious. We’ll be enjoying it often this summer.
I love grilled corn. Never thought of putting it in a salad. Great idea. Every barbecue party needs a salad and this one looks perfect. Full of colour and flavours I adore. Love that you saved the pretty recipe for last!
Thanks Charmian. I’ve been grilling corn and freezing just so I can enjoy this salad anytime!
This salad is actually perfect for summer. LOVE!
Thanks Katrina!
Such a killer salad for summer, love the grilled corn!
Thanks Laura. I loved this salad. Ate it several days in a row and never got tired of it!