My Last Summer Salad- Raw Corn and Tomato

Although its officially fall, the temperatures are still in the mid 80's, so I'm still making summer salads for dinner.

I went to a local farm (Shady Brook) and they were still selling the last of the corn on the cob, summer tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes. 

The corn tasted just as sweet as it did in the height of the summer but drier, larger kernels, and a little tougher. After tasting it, I decided it wasn't worth buying this late in the season. The tomatoes were still delicious.

We normally cut the raw uncooked corn off the cob and into our salads, so that is just what I did. I cut the corn off the cob, diced up the tomatoes, added some fresh baby spinach, Kalamata olives, fresh basil, and some sliced red onion. 

This is how it looks in the middle of the summer

My husband was very happy with the salad ( he thought the corn was fine) and he dressed his salad ( I made one for him and one for me) with lemon juice and some olive oil. 

I, on the other hand, was disappointed with the texture of the corn and concluded that it would make a wonderful Mid Summer's Night Dream salad but not a wonderful early fall salad.

The flavors were good- but the corn was just a tad dry and a tad tough.

So tuck this recipe away for next summer when the corn is juicy, sweet, and tender. It will be perfect. 

Tomorrow, I'll make a more traditional salad with produce from the supermarket such as lettuce, tomato, cucumber, grated carrots, etc.

Mid Summer's Night Dream Salad Ingredients

2 cups of corn kernels cut freshly off the cob

2 cups of diced summer tomatoes (or halved cherry tomatoes)

1/2 cup of red onion thin slices

1/2 cup of pitted Kalamata olives, sliced

2 cups of baby spinach leaves 

1/2 cup of chopped fresh basil 

Directions: 

Mix everything together in a medium mixing bowl. 

I feel the juicy corn is enough of a salad dressing for me, but feel free to add lemon juice and olive oil if you like or any oil-free dressing of choice.

LULU - my grand cat!!!

         How is your weather? Are you getting fall weather yet?