Corn cucumber salad with Chimichurri sauce

Recipe for Corn Cucumber Salad with Chimichurri Sauce, and a bunch of other colourful vegetables, a must try when corn is in season!

Corn is in season and we can’t help but use it in as many dishes as we can. I’ve been grilling up corn on the cob and eating it with salt-chilli powder and a lemon rub. I’m so happy to share with you some of the grilled corn salads I’ve discovered this summer! One of them with orzo pasta was blogged last week.

Don’t miss my Chilled Corn and Apple soup which many readers have tried and loved!

And as promised, I am back with another grilled corn salad for you. This time with the dazzling flavours of Chimichurri sauce.

This summer salad brings together grilled corn, fresh cucumber strips, grilled onions and bell pepper for a unique mix of flavours and textures. The best part about this salad is the chimichurri sauce that is used in place of a dressing.

Peeling the cucumber into strips and rolling the strips gives a gourmet look to the salad. Feel free to use cucumber slices, if this is too much effort for you.

I love to use the air fryer to roast onions and bell peppers for salads. An OTG will also give you similar results. In absence of an oven / air fryer, you can do the same in a heavy bottomed pan, preferably a cast iron pan.

Also try this—> Grilled Corn and Orzo Salad

Now let me introduce you to the beauty that is the chimichurri sauce.

What is Chimichurri Sauce?

Chimichurri sauce is of Argentinian origin. A vibrant green coloured sauce flecked with fresh herbs, it is reminiscent of the Indian mint-coriander green chutney or the Italian basil pesto. Typically a mix of fresh parsley, coriander and oregano, with a generous splash of extra virgin olive oil. Traditionally, there’s also red wine vinegar for the freshness and a chili for heat. Like a pesto, this sauce can be either prepared in a food processor, or just finely chopped ingredients stirred well along with vinegar and olive oil like a dressing in. In Argentenian cuisine, the chimichurri sauce is typically served with grilled meat.

This sauce can also be used like a pesto to toss pasta in, as a sandwich spread instead of chutney, over roasted potatoes, or over a salad as in this recipe.

Grilled corn and chimichurri sauce do pair very well, so give this corn cucumber salad a try when corn is in season!

Equipment needed for the Corn Cucumber Salad:

Mixer to blend the sauce

Corn cucumber salad with Chimichurri sauce

Grilled corn and a bunch of other colourful vegetables, topped with vibrant flavourful Chimichurri sauce is a must try when corn is in season

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

Total Time 22 minutes mins

Servings: 2 people

Cuisine: global vegetarian

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 small ear of sweet corn
• 1 medium sized onion
• 1 medium sized yellow bell pepper
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 large cucumber
• 1/2 medium red bell pepper optional

For Chimichurri Sauce

• 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves coriander
• 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley leaves
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 2 shallots or 2 tbsp finely chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 green chilli Bird’s eye or Jalapeno
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar or use lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp salt

Method

 

1. Peel the husk layers and the silk from the corn. On an open flame, grill the corn, rotating all over. You’ll hear popping sounds as the corn gets charred all over.
2. Cool the grilled corn for around 5 minutes. Over a bowl, run a sharp knife shear to shuck the grilled corn kernels off the cob.
3. Cut the onion into quarters and peel off the slices to get bite sized pieces. Deseed the yellow bell pepper and chop in bite sized pieces. Toss in 1 tsp olive oil and either roast on a cast iron skillet or in a preheated air fryer / oven at 190°C for 7-8 minutes until the edges of the onion and bell pepper turn golden brown.
4. Peel the cucumber. Using the peeler, process the cucumber into long strips, discarding the seed core. Roll up each strip and keep aside.
5. Deseed and chop the red bell pepper into 1 cm squares.
6. To assemble the salad, take a platter and scatter a layer of corn kernels. Place the cucumber rolls on the bed of corn. Scatter the grilled onion and yellow bell pepper, and red bell pepper pieces.
7. Top with chimmichuri sauce and serve immediately.

Notes

*Not corn season? You can still make this salad by cooking frozen corn kernels and tossing them in a pan until golden brown.

*Chimichurri sauce typically uses fresh oregano, so use that if you have access to it.

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