Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad with Feta Dressing is a favorite summer recipe

Grilling season has officially begun. Truth be told, we tend to grill year-round, but once the weather warms up, we grill every night. It’s a nice break from the kitchen to be able to hand some prepped food over to my husband to grill. We eat out on the patio as often as our weather will let us.

What’s your favorite grilled entree? My husband loves a good, juicy burger. I love chicken thighs on the grill – either marinated or dry seasoned. Whatever your main dish is, it’s always fun to have a different salad to accompany it. This week’s recipe is for Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad with Feta Dressing. Corn on the cob is one of my absolute favorites, perhaps because I’m an Iowa girl. Nothing beats Iowa sweet corn.

Grilling the corn, scallions and jalapeno for this recipe gives all the veggies a nice char, caramelizing the natural sugars and giving the veggies excellent flavor. The dressing is buttermilk, lemon zest, lemon juice, chive, parsley, mashed feta and chopped, charred jalapenos. Think jalapeno buttermilk Ranch with a feta kick: It’s divine.

Assembly of this salad is quick and easy: Arrange the romaine lettuce and toss with half the dressing. Top with corn, scallions and avocado slices: Your fabulous salad is ready to accompany whatever else you put on the grill. Or you could make the salad your entrée.

Enjoy the summertime grilling season.

Recipe from cooking.nytimes.com

A version of this story originally ran in the Wichita Eagle.

This story was originally published July 22, 2022 at 1:00 PM with the headline "Grilled Corn and Avocado Salad with Feta Dressing is a favorite summer recipe."