Corn: Cracked Corn Salad

By AzWench

I love this salad. The cooked cracked corn is so different and unexpected that it makes the salad.

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 3 cups cracked corn, cooked Crack pop corn by placing in hand grinder or powerful blender to crack.
• 4 avocados, cubed
• 1 clove elephant garlic, small diced and lightly sautéed
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, yellow and red, halved
• 12 oz jar roasted red peppers, about 2 peppers, chopped
• 1/2 of a large fresh red bell pepper, diced
• 1/4 cup fresh parsely, chopped
• 2 (6oz) containers crumbled goat cheese
• Stuffed cherry peppers for garnish
• 1/3 cup Sicilian Lemon Balsamic Vinegar
• 1/3 cup flax oil
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

Details

Adapted from chefbrad.com

Preparation

Step 1

Crack corn using a hand grinder. Cook using a 2:1 ratio (two cups water, to one cup corn), and chill.

In a large mixing bowl combine all of the salad ingredients but goat cheese and toss with the dressing. Place in a serving bowl and top with crumbled goat cheese and stuffed cherry peppers for garnish.