Sweetcorn and Red Pepper Salad

Name: Sweetcorn and Red Pepper Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh sweet corn (about 2 cobs); 2 sweet red peppers; 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced; 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped; 4 vine ripe tomatoes, chopped; 2 cups rocket (or arugula); 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar; salt and pepper, to taste; 1 -2 tablespoon parmesan cheese, shavings

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Recipe by CulinaryQueen

From a book called The Goodness of Peppers. It suggests serving this colourful, crunchy salad in late summer when peppers, tomatoes and corn are all at their sweetest and most succulent.

READY IN: 25mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

cups fresh sweet corn (about 2 cobs)
2

sweet red peppers
2

celery ribs, thinly sliced
1

garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
4

vine ripe tomatoes, chopped
2

cups rocket (or arugula)
¹⁄₄

cup flat leaf parsley
3

tablespoons olive oil
1

tablespoon red wine vinegar
salt and pepper, to taste
1 -2

tablespoon parmesan cheese, shavings

DIRECTIONS

Remove all the husks and fibres from the cobs and slice the kernels off the cobs.
Put the kernels in a pan with some water and bring to the boil. Cook for about 8 minutes or until tender. Drain well and reserve.
Remove the caps, pith and seeds from the peppers and finely chop the flesh.
Combine the corn, peppers, celery, garlic, tomatoes, rocket and parsley in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper together. Pour over salad.
Sprinkle Parmesan shavings over salad and serve.

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