Roasted Corn Salad
Roasted Corn Salad is a scrumptious salad that's chocked full of healthy veggies like avocados, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell pepper rings, celery, matchsticks carrots and lettuce. Grilled chicken and roasted corn provide exciting flavor and texture. It's the perfect main dish salad when you want a healthy, clean-eating, gluten free recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 ears fresh corn-on-the-cob (or substitute one can or two cups frozen whole kernel corn)
- 1 tsp. chili powder (more if you want it really spicy)
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. paprika (more if you want it really spicy)
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. cumin (more if you want it really spicy)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 9-oz. bags spring mix, spinach, romaine or butter bliss lettuce (or any combination of lettuce)
- 2 cups seasoned, grilled chicken cubed
- 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
- 1 large cucumber unpeeled, quartered, sliced
- 1 cup matchsticks carrots
- 1 cup celery diced
- 1 cup miniature bell peppers sliced in rings
- 1 to 2 avocados sliced, peeled and pitted (depending on size)
Instructions
- Remove corn from stalk.
- Place corn in a skillet over medium heat (without oil).
- Add chili powder, paprika, cumin and salt and pepper to taste.
- Allow corn to roast a few minutes before stirring.
- Roast corn about 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.
- Remove from heat to cool.
- Place lettuce in a large salad bowl.
- Add tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, celery, chicken, roasted corn and avocado.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve with Ranch dressing or your favorite salad dressing.
Notes
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[nutrition-label]Nutrition
Calories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 10gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 165mgPotassium: 565mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 2850IUVitamin C: 61.9mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1.4mg
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