Grilled Corn, Snap Peas, Sweet Peppers, Heirloom Tomaoto, Jalapeno and Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
Summer Succotash Salad
POSTED UNDER
- Party Salad,
- summer salad
INGREDIENTS
- BASIL,
- corn,
- garlic scapes,
- heirloom tomatoes,
- jalapeno,
- lemon basil,
- sugar snap peas
NOTES
Great Summer salad for a BBQ. It can sit out without getting soggy. Corn can also be eaten raw if you don’t feel like firing up the grill. Lemon basil is hard to find in stores. If you can’t grow it, just add 1 tsp lemon zest to the dressing and use regular Genovese basil instead.
RECIPE
DIFFICULTY
EASY
SERVES
6
PREP TIME
10 MINS
Salad
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3-4earssweet corn
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1-2sweet peppers, minced
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1jalapeno, minced
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1cupsugar snap peas, ends removed, sliced thin diagonally
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3green onions sliced thin diagonally
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1/2garlic scape, minced
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1pintcherry tomato (I love sungold)
Dressing
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1/2cupGenovese basil
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1/2cuplemon basil
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1/4cupextra virgin olive oil
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1tspmaple syrup
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1tbsred wine vinegar
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1/2tspcoriander berries (if you have cilantro plants that have gone to seed)
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sea salt and pepper to taste
POSTED UNDER
- Party Salad,
- summer salad
INGREDIENTS
- BASIL,
- corn,
- garlic scapes,
- heirloom tomatoes,
- jalapeno,
- lemon basil,
- sugar snap peas
This past Sunday I hosted 130 people on the roof of MoMA PS1 to celebrate the opening of my Salad Garden. It was only obvious that the food for the event should be sourced predominantly from the garden itself, highlighting what is in season. To this end, I made 4 different pestos (recipe to come), herb-infused honey and ricotta crostini, and a massive herb salad with cuttings from the garden added fresh as we composed each bowl full of greens. We used bronze fennel, saltwort, salad burnett, chives, lemon basil, and minutina to name a few of the flavors that were tossed into the mix.
The event was 3 hours long, so I wanted to serve something in addition that would taste fresh and not get soggy over time. The best way for me to prep in advance was to think of the herbs that could be puréed and preserved in olive oil. I made this summery dressing from the bushels of lemon basil growing on the roof, and I somehow convinced Good Eggs Brooklyn to donate the corn, snap peas and some of the tomatoes for this corn succotash. The jalapeno, purple peppers, herbs and black cherry tomatoes came from the rooftop garden. This salad is the perfect summer party salad.
Enjoy.