Corn and Vegetable Salad with Spicy Lime Dressing

🍽 8 serving(s) 🏷 Corn

This colourful salad combines cooked corn, rice, and fresh vegetables including onion, tomato, and green pepper. It is tossed in a lively dressing made from orange marmalade, fresh lime zest and juice, with a hint of cayenne and black pepper for heat. The finished dish is served alongside tortilla chips for a satisfying side or light meal. It yields enough for 8 servings.

Corn and Vegetable Salad with Spicy Lime Dressing

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked corn (or defrosted frozen corn)
  • 1 onion, peeled,diced
  • 1 tomatoes, finely chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded,finely chopped
  • 3 cups cooked rice
  • 1 (12 ounce) can mild chili peppers, drained and chopped
  • 1/2 cup orange marmalade
  • 1 fresh lime, zested
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Method

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the cooked corn, diced onion, chopped tomato, finely chopped green bell pepper, cooked rice, and the drained, chopped chili peppers.
  2. Set this mixture aside for now.
  3. Prepare the dressing by mixing together the orange marmalade, fresh lime zest, 1/4 cup lime juice, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper until well combined.
  4. Pour the prepared dressing over the reserved salad ingredients.
  5. Gently toss everything together until the salad is evenly coated with the dressing.
  6. Serve the finished salad accompanied by tortilla chips.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium21300 mg

Recipe details

CategoryCorn
AuthorCharishma_Ramchandani