I don’t particularly like corn.
I really am a terrible Southerner.
On a cob it’s too messy, off the cob it gets all mushy when cooked. When Kat brought corn over to add to our dinner Monday night I realized something – I just don’t like it cooked. She cut the kernels off the cob and topped our salads with it… uncooked. Duh.
Raw corn has a pure, crunchy sweetness to it. That fantastic flavor was lost for me in all the cooked renditions I’d tried before! How strange to me! But oh man, it was good.
Inspired by the sweet, I decided to create a spring salad using corn and my latest berry-obsession: blueberries. The two treats were a natural fit! I also added cucumbers for a refreshing crunch.
Spinach was my base, but arugula would also be good here. Shallot was my last add. The mild onion provided a slight edge to the sweeter flavors without overpowering.
To dress the salad, I wanted to keep it light but thought a creamy dressing would be a nice contrast to my crunchy veggies. I used Greek yogurt as the base for a lemon and rosemary-laced creation.
It was berry good.
Berry Corny Salad
- Spinach
- Raw corn kernels
- Blueberries
- Cucumber
- Shallot
- 2 T Greek yogurt
- 1 T lemon juice
- ~1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- Pinch of garlic powder
- Black pepper and red pepper flakes, to taste
Mix together veggies and berries in a salad bowl.
In a small bowl, stir together yogurt, lemon, rosemary, and spices.
Dress salad and enjoy!
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I cannot get enough raw food lately! It’s such a relief after winter to begin eating fresh, local veggies again.
Have you ever eaten raw corn?
What are your favorite salad toppings?
I’m not a huge corn fan either, but this looks really good!
I love raw corn! Even when I cook corn on the cob, it is just for a minute or two to get it hot. Mmm, crunchy and sweet.!
I love corn! I usually do cook it and then cut if off the cob. I can’t stand getting all the strand stuck in my teeth. I don’t think that I’ve ever had raw corn and I’m totally intrigued by it and your delicious sounding salad!
I LOVE CORN, I love it POPPED I love it RAW and right off the grill on the cob, me + corn just go along like bread and butter but with all the GMO madness I have cut back BIG time and stuck to farm fresh or ORGANICALLY certified goodness. I am excited to grill this summer as its one of my favorite things to do! This salad would be a great side to a fun BBQ thanks for sharing 🙂 Love + Shine CourtStar
I am with you on the GMOs – I’ve been a lot of conscious of it lately!
I love corn! Canned, frozen, grilled on a cob, doesn’t matter. But I haven’t had raw corn in such a long time that I can hardly remember what it tastes like. Corn season is rather short here in Germany.
Fruit plus salad is a perfect match. My favorites include grapefruit, oranges, and apples.
I am with you on the fruits – anything citrus is practically made for a salad. 🙂
The crunchier the better is my motto!
i like corn pretty much anyway, particularly corn casserole 🙂
Now if only corn sat well in my tummy!
I like my corn popped 😉
p.s. Ya, my friend was back to training after 3-4 weeks. Started slow but is now back to her normal routine 🙂
Ugh. Half way there… I’m so antsy!!
I actually didn’t even know you could eat corn raw 😆 I love it on the grill the most… either that or popped 😉 And a very big YES to fruit on salad. Mangoes, apples, and cantaloupe are my favourite.
I should have said I DO like it popped too.
Cantaloupe makes for a great salad! I love it with blue cheese.
I love corn. So yummy! I’ve been putting some on my salad all week for lunch.
Love adding corn to my tilapia salads.. which I’ve eaten for the past 3 days straight… so obviously I’d love this recipe!
That’a a really good idea! I bet the sweet raw corn is perfect with fish.
Yum! I love corn in salads, but have only every used it cooked (or kernels from the can, which are nice and crunchy).
Love the colour combo too! An excellent Strange but Good recipe Laura!
Hope that the fact that you’re concocting in the kitchen means that you’re healing fast!
Thank you! I’m all about eating the rainbow. 🙂
This sounds really good, Laura! I LOVE corn and I often add it to salads. This is such an interesting combo, though. You always come up with them! Have a great day!
Laura,
I ridiculously miss corn on the cob right now, as 3/4 of the household cannot eat it. Last summer I furtively ate my corn on the cob in the kitchen, then cut the rest off the cob for the whole family to enjoy. Never tried it raw, but love it cooked, chilled in the fridge, and eaten the next morning.
I do the same thing with bagels (not the chilled in the fridge part, the furtive eating ’cause the kids can’t partake).
I’ll be delighted when the kids get out of braces.
I’m linking up a pizza with a ridiculously long name: Berry Crust Pizza with Chicken, Cranberry, Red Onion and Fresh Mozzarella. It’s about as patriotic as I can muster, but came about because my daughter unplugged the fruit and veg freezer. Lemonade out of lemons, berry pizza crust out of thawed berries.
Thanks for hosting!
Oy… I remember braces. You couldn’t pay me to do that again!
WHAT? We can’t possibly be friends. LOL. I love corn on the cob, grilled, roasted, boiled I don’t care. The worst year of my life was when I had braces and couldn’t eat it. And this salad looks fantastic. Love the berry addition.
LOL! But I like it raw! And popped. 🙂
I adore corn, but I’ve never thought to eat it raw…I usually go for steamed or boiled on the cob!
And yesss to fruit on salads. Blueberries and strawberries are particular favourites of mine.
I love raw corn! There have been a few time I have eaten it right off the cob with dinner and it really is the perfect salad topping. Its a great mix of sweet and crunchy. This salad sounds do refreshing.
YES! I love raw corn. I like cooked corn, too, but when it is super fresh and sweet, you need nothing more than to just bite right in. 🙂 One of my favorite salads to make a few year ago was a raw corn, grape tomato, and green bean mixture with just a little balsamic and chopped basil. I love the idea of a rosemary/lemon/blueberry combo…
I detassled corn one summer (with a bunch of hippies) — we ate fresh organic corn right off the plant and WHOA. I have never tasted anything like it since. Just… so sweet and juicy.
Detasseling corn with a bunch of hippies?! I want to hear this story.
It was cool… two months of physical labor, living in tents (showering outdoors or at the Y). Work hard (and get paid) sun up to sun down then go back and sit around the fire drinking beer and playing guitars and drum circles .. and maybe a wee bit of contraband. *wink*
Perfect for when I was younger.
Ok, that sounds like a blast. Ah, to be young again.
I have never tried raw corn. Truthfully, it’s not one of my favorites either and we rarely eat it. I’ll take it popped in kettle corn form though.
Popped corn is alwyas the best corn.
I love corn, but I don’t like blueberries. Its all good my son will eat a pint in one sitting if I let him. I suppose we could share this salad 😉
Mmm, when we were little we’d help pick corn from the garden and husk it, and my sister and I would eat it right off the cob, too. So fresh and crunchy and sweet!
You’re just SOOOOO CORNY! That’s probably why I like you! LOL
Bwhahaha! I do amuse myself… 😉
LOVE putting fruit in my salad.
This might sound dumb, but I didn’t know you could/should eat corn uncooked. Might have to give it a whirl now! I love crunch in my salad – usually I use hemp hearts and chia seeds to give it a lil somethin somethin.
I didn’t know either until Kat brought it for dinner. It’s really good though!
I LOVE this idea!! I love adding berries to my salads and I love adding corn to my salads, so why not add them both to the same salad? You are a smarty pants! 😉
That looks AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pls be my private chef – you & Sarah from Ingredients of a fit chick!
LOL! That would be so much fun. One day we will have to share a meal!
I would like to add my numbers to the “Southerners who don’t like corn” club. I don’t mind it raw, but if there is a no-corn option, I’ll choose that one. I do love spinach + blueberries! Can’t wait for berry season!
what an awesome recipe, babe! 😀 I absolutely love corn! my parents and I had it the first night they were here to visit me this past week and we had it with grilled salmon! oh it was local corn and oh so sweet! i want it now! never thought of pairing with blueberries! yum!
Haha – I just ate salmon and blueberries. Also good. 🙂
Oh my gosh yes, I love the crisp juicy milky sweetness of raw corn. All the good. Plus, it doesn’t get stuck in my teeth this way 😉
Yes! I was surprised by the milkiness. I wonder if you could make corn milk…
That salad looks delicious – like the perfect summer salad!!! I already love corn so I’m pretty sure that I’m going to love it this way!!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Thnak you! Let me know what you think if you try it out. 🙂
I LOVE raw corn. So good on a salad! I’m not really a fruit fan on my salad. I’ve never really liked sweet and savory mixed when it comes to meals. Treats are a different story though. The salad sounds amazing. I need to try blueberries and corn. I bet that is amazing!
That surprises me… especially with your kabocha creations!
This salad is beautiful. I love the combination of flavors too, and raw corn is great. I use it in a black bean salad all the time.
I love raw corn.
I used to eat a cob while my dad barbecued the others… and everyone thought I was weird.
But it is delicious.
Sounds perfectly normal to me! 😉
I have never had raw corn! I bet it’s good! I like to eat corn on the cob and corn in cornmeal… that counts as a veggie serving, right?!
I kew you were going to have the cornbread angle! 😉