Green Salad with Grilled Corn and Spicy Lime Crema
This green salad with corn is a great lighter option for lunch or dinner, served as a side dish or eaten just as it is! It features leafy greens including mixed lettuce leaves and baby spinach as well as avocado, cucumber, radish, butter beans, grilled corn and a spicy lime crema to finish it all off.
Equipment
- Large serving dish, tray or bowl
Ingredients
Green Salad with Grilled Corn
- 4 cups mixed lettuce leaves such as iceburg or fancy
- 1 cup spinach
- 1 avocado thinly sliced
- ½ cucumber thinly sliced
- 2 ears grilled corn kernels removed from the cob
- ¼ red onion finely diced
- 3 radishes thinly sliced
- 350 g canned cannellini beans drained and rinsed
Spicy Lime Crema
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 lime
- ¼ tsp ground chilli
- ½ tsp ground smoked paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ cup chopped coriander
- salt and pepper
Garnish
- Olive oil or avocado oil
- Chilli Flakes
- Lime
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
Green Salad with Grilled Corn
- Start by laying the mixed lettuce leaves in your desired serving dish, followed by the spinach.
- Next place the avocado, cucumber, radish, corn, red onion and beans on top of the lettuce.
Spicy Lime Crema
- Combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, the zest and juice of 1 lime, chilli, paprika, garlic and coriander in a small bowl and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper and then dollop over the assembled salad.
- Drizzle salad with a generous amount of oil and then garnish with lime wedges and chilli flakes.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Try it with your favourite proteins such as shredded roast chicken, grilled prawns or even some grilled halloumi!