Avocado Corn Salad
It’s been close to two weeks since I last posted. If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram you would know we have been on summer trip number 2 – a road trip to Myrtle Beach and McClennanville, South Carolina (its 30 minutes outside of Charleston and where my inlaws have a place). So if you follow me, you would not only know this, but you would have also been able to see great pictures from the trip, such as this one that I posted on Facebook
and this one that I posted on Instagram.
That’s right. I post different pictures on Instagram then I post on Facebook. Because if you make the effort to look at my stuff on two different places then you deserve two different experiences. I am giving like that. So make sure you are following me on both! And if I follow you on both, and you have noticed that I only like your pics on Facebook OR Instagram, it’s intentional. One picture gets you one like. I’m stingy like that. 🙂
Oh crap. While looking for the pics to post I realized I did post this one pic on both Facebook and Instagram. But in my defense, this is an awesome picture.
Am I right? Michael and Averi have never photographed so well. 🙂
Now that we are back to Miami it’s back to the daily grind. Paying bills, cleaning, and hanging out on the beach. I also just finished watching Friends on Netflix. I was surprised at how many episodes I had forgotten about it. Almost the whole last two seasons! I feel like I am not the fan I thought I was. I am going to have to start using the phrase “lift and slide” and calling myself “Princess Consuela Banana Hammock” to make myself feel like a better fan. 🙂
I am now faced with the difficult task of picking a new series to binge watch. I am open to recommendations, so please feel free to share your netflix favorites. And please make it something that is easy to watch while moving about the kitchen cooking.
I watched two episodes while making this Avocado Corn Salad. It is suppose to be a side dish, but after spending long days in the sun on the beach, this made a great light summery vegatarian meal. It was so good, that Michael, who does not even like corn, ate two servings of it. And if you are wondering why I made a dish that I didn’t think Michael would like, it’s cause corn was on sale 5 for $1 and Averi does love it. And she was obviously my favorite that day. 🙂
I found the original recipe on Cooking Classy. I left out the onion and jalapeño, cause of Averi (cause again, she is my favorite, as Michael loves both of those – ha!) and I added in sweet peppers cause I had them. I also decreased the amount of mayo used, because I don’t like mayo. Plus I wanted the salad to be lighter, and not “dressed” like a coleslaw.
Hope you enjoy it! If you make it, post a pic on Facebook or Instagram, and tag me so I can see your results! Just make sure you post a different picture on each account, so I can like them both. 🙂
Ingredients
- 3-4 ears of corn, cleaned and uncooked
- 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup chopped sweet peppers, any color
- 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 3 - 4 oz Cojita cheese
- 1 tbsp mayo
- 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice
- 1/2 tsp chile powder
- 2 avocados
Instructions
- Remove corn kernels from ear. Heat oil in saucepan and add corn. Cook for approximately 10 minutes, until charred. Stir occasionally, so all sides get charred.
- Remove corn from heat and let cool slightly.
- Pour corn into a large bowl, and add all remaining ingredients.* Stir to combine
Notes
*Can keep some cheese and avocado out of mixed salad, to top salad with in order make look pretty. 🙂