Summer is the easiest time of year for whipping up quick salads because there is so much seasonal produce that tastes perfect raw. In this recipe, the only part that is cooked is the corn, which is briefly sautéed in coconut oil, but the rest if just raw greens, red onion, heirlooms and pepitas. It's tossed with one of my favorite summer dressings, fresh basil avocado cream- YUM!
Ingredients:
Raw pepitas
Raw corn off the cob
1 Red onion
Greens of choice
Mini heirloom tomatoes
1 Avocado
Coconut oil
Avocado oil (olive oil or any dressing friendly oil will do)
Salt/pepper
Fresh basil
1 Lemon or lime
1-2 Garlic cloves
Method:
Sautée corn with coconut oil, salt and pepper on medium/low heat for 5-10 minutes. You want it to still be crunchy, but just slightly cooked.
Thinly slice red onion by chopping onion in half, then half again. Carefully slice thin half moons.
Cut the tomatoes in halves
Follow my recipe for Avocado Cream as the dressing
Toss all ingredients together in a large bowl
Corn, coconut oil, salt and pepper- you're only step of "cooking" in this recipe!
No summer salad is complete without some sort of heirloom tomato when available
A sharp knife is key to thinly slicing