Cajun Corn Salad
Tasty side dish to serve at your next BBQ party. This corn salad is made with grilled corn, bell peppers, onion and Cajun spices, creating a sweet and spicy flavor pallet.
CAJUN CORN SALAD
This is for real people! I’m deep into my mastering of the grill mission.
I’m grilling about two/three times a week and my husband is starting to feel left out. Not because I’m not spending enough time with him but because I’m not letting him spend enough time with the grill. This childish feud over the grill is really starting to get ugly. We’re still trying to decide who will be grilling at our next BBQ party. We’ve got a serious division of territory thing happening here.
“It’s my turn…” “No, it’s my turn…” “Oh common, you’re always the one to play with the grill, I’ve hardly even touched it!”
Yes, I do totally hear two 6-year-olds fighting over a new toy theme happening. But I don’t care, I want the toy! I might be the bigger person here and let him have it for the day. Although, I did just take a quick grilling class and really want to try the new techniques. The jury is still out on this one.
I may have to let him have the next BBQ party, he really doesn’t get to spend much time with the grill. He’s at work a lot and I, working from home, have the advantage of being able to grill any time.
Like the other day, I decided that I’ll make us some burgers for dinner so as soon as little man and I got home from school, I broke out the grill. I decided to make a corn salad first. I made this corn salad ahead of time because I was testing out the charcoals to try and find the kind I like best. (I’m finding out that I prefer regular charcoals to match-light ones.)
Don’t worry, this salad is very simple and can be made at the same time as the rest of the food. You would just prep all the veggies and spices in a bowl while corn is grilling and once it is ready, cut it off the husks and add it to the salad. Mix everything together and you can serve this corn salad right away.
SOME MORE RECIPES TO TRY
Country Fried Skillet Corn from Spicy Southern Kitchen
Slow Cooker Creamed Corn With Bacon from Plain Chicken
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Cajun Corn Salad
Ingredients
- 5 ears of corn in husk
- 1/4 cup melted butter salted
- 1 medium red bell pepper
- 1 medium orange bell pepper
- 1/3 cup minced red onion
- 3 Tbsp grapeseed oil
- 3 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
- Salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper adjust according to your heat tolerance
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 1/2 tsp dry garlic granules or powder
- 1 tsp dry onion granules or powder
- 2 tsp dry thyme
- 2 tsp dry oregano
Instructions
- Cut off tops from the bell peppers and take out the seeds. Mince both red and orange bell peppers and add them to the mixing bowl. Mince red onion and parsley and add it to the bowl too. Add spices.
- To grill corn:
- Prepare your charcoal until it's ashed over. Move it to one half of the grill so that you have a cooler grill side and a hotter grill side. Make sure the grate is clean.
- Snip the silk whiskers sticking out of the top of the corn husk but leave the rest of the corn in a husk. Lay it on the grill, with the bottom of the husk towards the cooler side of the grill. Close the grill and cook for 13-15 minutes, turning it every 3-4 minutes.
- Take corn off the grill and carefully, using tongues, take off the husk and the silk. Brush corn with melted butter and place back on the grill. Close the grill and cook, turning it every 3-4 minutes, until lightly charred on all sides.
- Take corn off the grill and cut the corn kernel off the cobs. Add corn kernel to the mixing bowl with prepared veggies.
- Mix well.
- Add grapeseed oil and mix everything until evenly incorporated.
- (**I recommend using grapeseed oil because of its smooth, mild flavor. It's beautiful in salads.)
Nutrition
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I just made this salad and it is so good!
If I’m making this for a potluck, could I prepare the night before, then add to crockpot to warm up? Any variations you would make?
This salad tastes great when made the day before so that will be fine but it is served cold I haven’t ever heated it up so I am not sure how that would taste.
Can this Cajun grilled salad be prepared in advance and eaten cold
Hi, Patricia! I would use olive oil instead of butter if you going to make it cold so the butter doesn’t harden on you and I can’t say for sure but I do think it would still taste good. Let me know how it goes if you try it! 🙂
this a great looking summer salad, I printed the recipes going to try it for the fourth of July BBQ I am sure it will go well looks so fresh and cool, I am also going to promo it on my blog to link back to you so readers can get the recipe, your a great cook “Chef’ I enjoy your recipes.
Chef Ernie
Thank you! I hope you like the salad and have a great holiday 🙂
I believe the Cajuns call this Maque Choux
I believe the Cajuns call this Maque Shoux
I believe so, Brislenn
Grilling season is the BEST season! And this is the PERFECT grilling’ side dish. Love those cajun spices to give it a little extra oomph!
I agree! Thank you, Karly 🙂
What a perfect summer salad! Here’s hoping you win the argument for getting the grill more often!
Hahaha, thank you so much, friend!