Creamy Sweet Corn Salad
My Creamy Sweet Corn Salad recipe is an easy summer side dish with lots of fresh basil and a yummy sour cream and buttermilk dressing.
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Ingredients
- 6 ears sweet corn, (1 ear per serving)
- 1/2 cup minced red onion
- 10 fresh basil leaves
dressing
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 5 Tbsp buttermilk
- 1/2 tsp salt, or more to taste
- fresh cracked black pepper, to taste, I add lots
- paprika or smoked paprika, to taste, optional.
Instructions
- Shuck the corn and remove as much of the corn silk as you can. Steam the corn for 5 minutes in a large pot of boiling water with a steamer basket insert. You can also simply boil the corn in a large pot of salted water. Don't over cook the corn, it only needs 5 minutes.
- Drain and immediately plunge the corn into ice water. This will stop it from cooking further, and will keep it bright yellow. Let the corn fully cool in the ice water, then let dry on a clean kitchen towel. Remove kernels from the cob and add to a large bowl.
- Meanwhile whisk together the dressing ingredients, and add salt and pepper to taste. Add the paprika of you like.
- Add the onion to the bowl with the corn and toss with enough dressing to generously coat everything. Note: you may not use all the dressing. Chill the salad until you are ready to serve. Just before serving, roll and slice the basil leaves into thin ribbons, and add them to the salad. Toss with more dressing if needed.
- The salad keeps a day or two in the refrigerator. You can refresh the dressing if needed.
Notes
Serving suggestions...
Fresh corn salad goes with just about any summer meal, especially grilled meats and fish.Nutrition
Serving: 1 cup · Calories: 124 kcal · Carbohydrates: 3 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 12 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 6 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.02 g · Cholesterol: 14 mg · Sodium: 290 mg · Potassium: 59 mg · Fiber: 0.3 g · Sugar: 2 g · Vitamin A: 146 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 33 mg · Iron: 0.1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
Did You Make This?We love seeing what you've made! Tag us on social media at @theviewfromgreatisland for a chance to be featured.