Corn Avocado Salad

Salads can be so underrated! But they can be part of a healthy and nutritious meal without being boring or having to repeat the same ingredients over and over again. Fresh seasonal produce always brings the best results simply because the ingredients are delicious as they are without the need to add lots of unnecessary sugary dressings.

This delicious sweet corn and avocado salad is packed with essential nutrients to keep you full and happy without any nasty ingredients added. It's also loaded with the good kind of healthy fats that the body needs, apart from the fact that it's also incredibly tasty.

You can certainly have only these 2 ingredients in your salad, and that would still be amazing. But throw in some more fresh veggies, a bit of feta cheese for good measure, and a super simple lemon juice and olive oil dressing, and you've created something spectacular.

Ingredients used

• feta cheese - can be replaced with cow's cheese, or you can make your own farmer's cheese at home, it's easier than you'd think!
• avocado - ripe avocado not only takes incredible, but it also adds creaminess to the salad
• sweet corn - I used canned one, but if you have leftover corn on the cob you can certainly use that too
• tomatoes - juicy ripe tomatoes, be it tomatoes on the vine, cherry tomatoes and so on
• cucumber - over here the English cucumbers are the most popular, you can use whatever else there is around
• red onion - for a bit of a kick, you can also replace it with regular or green onions
• radishes - adds some good crunch to the salad
• olive oil - the best you can find
• lemon juice - I used freshly squeezed juice
• salt - to taste
• parsley - for added colour and flavour

Step-by-step photos and instructions

• chop the tomatoes, cucumber, red onion avocado and radishes and add them to a large salad bowl together with the cubed feta cheese and sweetcorn (drained and rinsed with cold water)
• to make the dressing, combine the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and chopped parsley, and whisk well until combine
• pour the dressing over the rest of the ingredients and mix well
• serve immediately

Expert tips

Unlike other dishes, salads are best enjoyed on the day - I find that refrigerating them for longer than that won't keep them as fresh and tasty.

If you want to prepare it in advance, I would make the dressing first and refrigerate, then chop the veggies and have them ready to put the salad together before serving.

You can add any other ingredients you have around, either by swapping them as suggested in the list of ingredients, or adding some carbs like cooked cold pasta, bulgur wheat, couscous, orzo and so on.

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