Name: Charred Corn with Grilled Summer Veggies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 2 ears Corn; 1 Pepper (roasted red ); 1 Zucchini (medium); 1 yellow squash (medium); ¼ Eggplant (small); 1 cup cherry tomatoes (sliced in half); 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or a high smoke point oil for roasting); 2 tbsp Italian parsley; 2 tbps Oregano (fresh minced or 1 tsp dried); 2 tbsp Basil (fresh minced or 1 tsp dried); 1 tbsp Thyme (fresh minced or 1/2 tsp dry); Salt and pepper to taste.; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar (aged/good quality is best if you have it.); 1 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)

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This Charred Corn Salad with Grilled Summer Vegetables is a mid-summer veggie salad with charred corn, roasted red peppers, grilled squash, eggplant, and cherry tomatoes. YUM, what a great way to enjoy the bounty of a mid-summer garden. Serve this salad with a fresh baguette.

My garden is on overdrive right now. Everyday Farmer Fred goes out in the morning to pick the ripe vegetables in the garden. I love seeing what shows up in my kitchen from the morning picking. Today it is corn on the cob, red bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, cherry tomatoes, and cucumbers.

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I am looking at all that goodness so many possible ways to eat, cook, and enjoy this bountiful harvest today. All the fresh veggies are why I love summer so much. Well, it could also be because it is warm. I love warm sunny days. These are the days when I can walk through my flower gardens barefoot enjoying the scent of the lilies and flowers. I digress with my daydreams.

What to do, what to do with today’s garden harvest. Hmmm – let’s see – it is hot and I don’t want to heat the kitchen with a hot stove and oven. I know I’ll cook something on the BBQ grill. I’ll grill some corn until it is smokey and charred, Roast a red peppers, grill up some zucchini and eggplant on the BBQ or in a grill pan on the stove. Add some fresh herbs, and toss in the cherry tomatoes. Dress it with a light dressing of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Add some salt and pepper to taste and Wah-la Done!! A delicious charred corn salad with grilled summer veggies for lunch.

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Charred Corn with Grilled Summer Veggies

This is a summer vegetable garden salad. Charred corn, roasted red peppers, cherry tomatoes, grilled zucchini, and eggplant. The best of a midsummer garden.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Resting time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: charred corn roasted red peppers grilled vegetales salad

Servings:

Calories: 74kcal

Equipment

bbq or grill pan

Ingredients

2 ears Corn
1 Pepper roasted red
1 Zucchini medium
1 yellow squash medium
¼ Eggplant small
1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
2 tbsp vegetable oil or a high smoke point oil for roasting
2 tbsp Italian parsley
2 tbps Oregano fresh minced or 1 tsp dried
2 tbsp Basil fresh minced or 1 tsp dried
1 tbsp Thyme fresh minced or 1/2 tsp dry
Salt and pepper to taste.
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar aged/good quality is best if you have it.
1 tbsp olive oil extra virgin

Instructions

Grill the corn until some of the kernels are charred in the grill pan. On the BBQ you can leave the husk on. Cut the corn off the cob once it is charred and cooled. Put in a large bowl.
Roast the red pepper (click here for how to roast red peppers), peel, remove the seeds and membranes and dice. Add to the corn.
Slice and grill the squash and eggplant until fork tender. Once they are grilled, put them in a glass dish and add the fresh minced herbs. Cover the dish for 30 minutes to steam and wilt the herbs.
Chop the roasted squash and eggplant, add to the corn.
Slice the cherry tomatoes in half and add.
Drizzle the balsamic vinegar and olive oil over the salad. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well.

Notes

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