This Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad is the perfect meat-free summer meal – with grilled corn, black beans, radishes, green onions, cilantro, queso fresco and avocados.
If you are a corn fan, also check out this Mexican Corn Salad or this Creamy Corn and Bacon.
We had family dinner this past weekend, and it was a salad feast. Everyone brought one (or two!) salads, so we just had a big assortment of salads for dinner. It was divine!! I ended up bringing 2 salads – one I will post sometime soon, and I also remade this Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad. I am in full blown summer mode, and let’s be honest – not in the mood to cook dinner most nights. This Grilled Corn and Black Bean salad not only makes a perfect meatless main dish, but it’s also great to take as a side dish to all of those summer bbq’s this year. It really is the perfect summer salad!
This salad is the perfect summertime meal.. I originally picked it because it sounded easy, but I seriously devoured this salad. I loved it. It’s a bonus that I didn’t have to turn on the stove or the oven, but none of that even mattered when I took my first bite. Don’t skip the avocado on this – I think that was the perfect touch that completed this salad. And really – there wasn’t anything about this that I didn’t love!!
What is your favorite summertime meal?
Get your grill on with these other grilled corn recipes:
Potato Corn Chowder
Grilled Corn Quesadillas
Corn Dip Recipe with Green Chiles
Grilled Mexican Corn on the Cob
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Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salad
Ingredients
- 4 ears fresh corn shucked and cleaned
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- salt and pepper
- 1 (15 oz) can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 small bunch radishes trimmed and thinly sliced
- 3 green onions thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
- 4 oz queso fresco crumbled
- 1 avocado thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat a grill to medium heat. Grill the corn, turning often, until evenly charred. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.4 ears fresh corn
- In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, and chili powder. Season to taste with salt and pepper.3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1 teaspoon chili powder, salt and pepper
- Add the black beans, radishes, green onions and cilantro.1 (15 oz) can black beans, 1 small bunch radishes, 3 green onions, 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
- Cut the corn from the cobs, and add the corn to the large bowl. Stir everything to combine.
- Top the salad with the queso fresco and sliced avocado.4 oz queso fresco, 1 avocado
Chels R. says
I’m loving the radishes in this salad! Congrats on being half way there! I’m 5 weeks behind you 🙂
Riley says
Looks delicious! I love the addition of radishes!
grace says
this is my kind of salad, deborah–a really refreshing and satisfying combination of ingredients. the radishes are a nice surprise!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
What a refreshing salad! I absolutely love everything in this!
Joanne says
Pregnant or not, this is definitely a healthy light meal that is not to be missed! Bookmarked!
vianney says
I was also pregnant during the summer, not fun at all. this salad looks amazing and no stove top required, even better!
Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says
I have a corn and black bean couscous salad I make all the time. But I like the addition of radishes to this version.
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I love salads like this in the summer – love the grilled corn and black beans!
Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy says
that looks so delicious! i love the avocado and all the yummy veggies!
Kim says
I was pregnant all throughout the summer with my second one and BOY oh BOY do I know what you’re talking about. It’s tough! This salad looks right up my alley though. I’m definitely pinning it! Stay cool:)