Valencia Corn Salad Recipes

SUMMER CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk dressing ingredients together and set aside.
• Add 1-2 inches of water to a large skillet. Bring to a boil. Add shucked corn ears and cook for 3-4 minutes, rotating to cook on all sides. Drain water.
• Heat grill on medium-high heat. Brush corn lightly with olive oil and grill for a few minutes, rotating it as it cooks, until golden on all sides.
• Allow the corn to cool and then cut corn off of the cob and add to a bowl. Add remaining salad ingredients and drizzle with desired amount of dressing (you may not use it all). Toss to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

FRESH CORN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the corn for 3 minutes until the starchiness is just gone. Drain and immerse it in ice water to stop the cooking and to set the color. When the corn is cool, cut the kernels off the cob, cutting close to the cob.
• Toss the kernels in a large bowl with the red onions, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Just before serving, toss in the fresh basil. Taste for seasonings and serve cold or at room temperature.

FRESH CORN SALAD

Steps:

• For dressing, in a glass bowl whisk together vinegar, sugar, the 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and black pepper until sugar is dissolved. Let dressing stand while preparing salad.
• For salad, cut corn kernels from cobs. In a large bowl toss corn and remaining ingredients except sea salt and arugula leaves.
• To serve, transfer salad to large serving bowl. Season with the 1/2 tsp. sea salt. Add the dressing; gently thread in arugula leaves. Serve immediately. (Cucumbers and tomatoes will begin to break down.) Makes 8 servings

AUTHENTIC ¨ENSALADA VALENCIANA¨ SALAD FROM VALENCIA SPAIN

Steps:

• Add 2 medium sized organic eggs into a sauce pan, fill it with cold water to about 1 inch above the eggs, heat it with a high heat, once it comes to a boil place a lid on top and lower the fire to a low heat, after 9 minutes remove the pan from the heat, drain the water and rinse the eggs under cold running water, set aside to cool
• Remove the leaves from a head of romaine lettuce and stack them up, tightly roll the leaves together, kind of like a cigar, cut it right down the middle lengthwise and roughly chop the lettuce
• Rinse the cut lettuce under cold running water and pat dry with a dish cloth or use a salad spinner, add the cleaned lettuce into a large shallow bowl
• Thinly slice 1/2 of an onion and add on top of the lettuce, cut 2 tomatoes into wedges and add on top of the lettuce, grab between 15 to 20 green pimento stuffed Spanish olives and decorate around the salad, grab 4 jarred white asparagus and gently pat them dry with paper towels, add on top of the salad, season everything with fine sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper
• Drain the oil from 2 tins of Spanish tuna and add the tuna on top of the salad
• Peel the eggs and cut them in half lengthwise, add on top of the salad, sprinkle about a 1/4 cup of jarred corn over the salad and drizzle in about 2 tbsp of a good quality extra virgin olive oil, enjoy!

SUMMER CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Shave the corn off the cob and place in a bowl. Add the onions, bell peppers and cilantro and mix.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice and a pinch of salt and pepper. Dress the corn with the mixture, adding additional salt and pepper if needed.

VALENCIAN SAVORY EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions, and saute until tender. Pour in the tomatoes, and cook for a minute, then stir in the ham and heat through. Remove from the heat, and mix in the eggs and parsley. Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Unroll the can of pizza dough on a clean surface, and stretch or roll into a 14x10 inch rectangle. Cut into twelve 3 inch squares.
• Place equal amounts of the filling into the centers of the squares. Brush the edges lightly with water. Fold in halves to form a triangle, pressing the edges to seal. Place on a greased cookie sheet and prick with a fork.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

CARIBBEAN CORN AND APPLE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Lay ears of corn onto the preheated grill. Cook the corn until the kernels are lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes, turning the ears often. Set corn aside to cool. When cooled, cut kernels from the ears and transfer to a large salad bowl.
• Lightly toss apples with corn. Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, chili powder, salt, and black pepper in a separate bowl; stir the dressing into the apples and corn. Squeeze lime wedge over the salad and serve.

VALENCIA CORN SALAD

Steps:

• NOTE: If using frozen corn, thaw first.
• Whisk the vinaigrette ingredients together.
• In a serving bowl combine the salad ingredients. Pour the vinaigrette over the corn mixture and toss to coat well.
• Cover and chill until ready to serve. Best prepared several hours in advance to allow the ingredients to marinate.

FRESH CORN SALAD

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and add 3 tablespoons olive oil. When oil is hot, add corn, salt, and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes, until just cooked and no longer starchy. Remove from heat, and stir in red onion, scallion, cider vinegar, and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Allow salad to cool; stir in basil before serving. Serve cold or at room temperature.