This is my new go to summer salad and I just love it – so easy to make and so delicious.

I only use Avocado, Cucumber, Fresh Charred Corn, some salty feta, and peppery arugula or if you’d like use romaine.

The dressing is Lemon and Dijon dressing which hits the right flavors. it’s tangy and slightly sweet.

This salad belongs at every bbq, potluck lunch or dinner throughout the summer , I know it will be on my table and if you come to my house for a meal you’re bound to get it.

This is what I did, salads are not an exact science so just enjoy and use as much or as little of any of the ingredients and make it your way. The dressing is sort of exact measurements though.

Happy Summer!

Ingredients for the Salad:

4 ears fresh corn husks removed

2 ripe avocados, diced

3 mini cucumbers or those little baby ones are great you’ll have to eyeball those

3 cups arugula, chopped or not or use crunchy romaine chopped

4 ounces feta cheese, cubed or crumbled

Lemon Dijon Dressing:

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

Juice of 1 small lemon

1 heaping tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon honey

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

I put corn on the grill outside — You can lightly coat with olive oil and a sprinkle of kosher salt and cook turning occasionally until lightly charred on all sides, transfer to a plate and cool down

If no grill you can just cook in some boiling salted water till bright yellow , after a few minutes in boiling water I put in ice bath to cool down and stop cooking — corn will turn bright yellow

In a small bowl, I used a measuring cup or a mason jar, whisk together the olive oil, lemon, dijon, honey, garlic powder, salt and pepper until emulsified and smooth.

Prepare the salad ingredients, once corn is cooled down slice the kernels from the cob and add them to the salad

Pour the dressing over the salad and gently toss. I didn’t use all the dressing, I lightly dressed and added as necessary.

*of course you can add a protein and make this a complete meal

Serve immediately and hope you love it as much as I do.