Avocado Corn Salad
This Avocado Corn Salad is full of fresh and colorful flavors. It’s the perfect topping for grilled chicken or fish, and tastes amazing as a dip with tortilla chips!
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If you’re anything like me, then you know just how hard it is to have any kind of self-control when chips and salsa are involved. This Avocado Corn Salad is no exception, and is a fresh and chunky version that is packed with one of my favorite foods, avocados!
This Avocado Corn Salad is so yummy when you eat it with chips, but I also love to use it as a topping for grilled chicken or fish. It’s also delicious as a side dish all by itself, and you could also stuff it into taco shells for a meatless dinner option, too.
Ingredients for Avocado Corn Salad
- corn
- red onion
- red bell pepper
- olive oil
- garlic
- cumin
- salt
- lime
- cilantro
- avocados
- tomatoes
How to Make Avocado Corn Salad – Step by Step
Tips and Notes
- Frozen, Fresh, or Canned Corn will all work. You can replace the frozen corn with fresh corn or even canned corn that has been drained really well. I also LOVE this with grilled corn! If you’re using fresh corn, there’s no need to cook the corn first unless you want to.
- Make it a full meal. If you want to make this Avocado Corn Salad into a main dish or if you’d like to add some protein, try adding grilled chicken or even cooked chickpeas. One of my favorite ways to enjoy it is spooned over grilled chicken or fish.
Serving Suggestions
- Wait to add the avocados and tomatoes. Don’t add the avocados or tomatoes until right before you are ready to serve your avocado corn salad. This will prevent any excess browning from your avocados and prevent too much moisture buildup from your tomatoes.
- Serve this avocado corn salad over chicken, fish, as a side dish, or as a dip for chips. It’s super versatile and delicious, you’ll find all kinds of ways to enjoy it! I make it all the time for potlucks and get togethers and serve it with a big bag of tortilla chips.
How to Store Avocado Corn Salad
Any leftover Avocado Corn Salad can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. If you’d like to prepare this salad in advance, make as directed but wait to add the avocados and tomatoes until right before serving for best results.
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Avocado Corn Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen corn, thawed
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1/2 cup diced red pepper
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- juice from 1/2 a lime
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 handful grape tomatoes, sliced in half
- 2 avocados, chopped into cubes
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, combine all ingredients except avocados and grape tomatoes. Mix well and store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Right before serving, carefully mix in the avocados and tomatoes. Serve with tortilla chips, use as a topping for grilled chicken or fish, or scoop into tortillas and serve as tacos. Enjoy!
Notes
- Frozen, Fresh, or Canned Corn will all work. You can replace the frozen corn with fresh corn or even canned corn that has been drained really well. I also LOVE this with grilled corn! If you're using fresh corn, there's no need to cook the corn first unless you want to.
- Make it a full meal. If you want to make this Avocado Corn Salad into a main dish or if you'd like to add some protein, try adding grilled chicken or even cooked chickpeas. One of my favorite ways to enjoy it is spooned over grilled chicken or fish.
- Storing: Any leftover Avocado Corn Salad can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. If you'd like to prepare this salad in advance, make as directed but wait to add the avocados and tomatoes until right before serving for best results.
This look like summertime in bowl, perfect for any gathering and cook out this season!
oh my gosh yum! Anything with corn in it is the best and I love corn, totally gonna try making this next week
This is quite possibly one of my favorite things to make! The combo of avocado, corn and salsa has always been a hit.
This salad screams summer! I love the combo of ingredients. Anything with avocado looks good to me!
I love the burst of colors! Healthy and delicious! Must try this soon!
You can’t go wrong with avocado! This recipe sounds delicious and I’m excited to try it.
Delicious! Corn and avocado are my two favorite things to eat. Love that you can enjoy them together!
YUM! Love corn and avocado together.
I seriously could eat bowls and bowls of this! It’s that good!
I am loving all the wonderful colors, flavors, and textures of this recipe. I make something similar but am totally stoked to make yours tomorrow on my day off. Saving recipe! Hugs!
I’m with you and totally fill up on recipe like this one! Great idea about topping it with chicken or fish and making it an official meal! Delish!
Love the amazing combination to this delicious Salad. Avocado is one of my favorite too.
This salsa is so fresh and delicious! We made it with our tacos last night and everyone loved it! Thanks so much for sharing!
This looks so bright, colourful and healthy – love it! I could easily eat this everyday!
Any recipe with cilantro and lime in it is definitely one I will LOVE – this looks amazing! Can’t wait to give it a try!
I love Mexican food too! I love your suggestions on all the ways to use this yummy salsa!
This is one of my favorite salads for summer! I can eat it every day!
This sounds delicious and soon to be my favorite snack! Can’t wait to make this! I LOVE avocado!
I could easily make it lunch! LOVE this stuff!