Zucchini Ribbon Salad with goat cheese, avocado and corn is a fresh, vibrant salad recipe perfect for summer. Whip it up any night of the week for a marvelous side dish.
Zucchini makes a great salad! I have seen recipes for zucchini ribbon salad in the past and with the jerky twist of my head and a “pah! Pretentious,” I wrote them off without thinking twice; but sometimes what seems pretentious is actually simple and surprisingly delicious. That’s what zucchini ribbon salads are.
Have you seen this before?:
To Make:
Cook corn in boiling water about 5 minutes. Allow corn to\ncool then remove the kernels carefully with a knife.
Remove ends from squash. Using a vegetable (potato)\npeeler, peel ribbons down the full length of the zucchini and yellow squash and\nplace in a bowl. Add the red onion, avocado, corn kernels, crumbled up goat\ncheese and chopped mint leaves.
In a bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and grapseed\noil. Pour over the squash salad and carefully mix into the salad. I used my\nhands to scoop up large portions of the salad and turn it over on itself. Add salt and pepper to taste.
","engine":"visual"}” data-block-type=”2″>
This came from my garden. This was a mistake. It’s what happens when you allow squash to grow for too long. It’s also what happens when squash hides from you in your own garden.
This is to show you I have an abundance of zucchini. This is why I experimented on zucchini ribbon salad; because I have a zucchini jungle growing outside of my house.
I used regular sized zucchinis from my garden for this salad, not the monsters. The monsters have a date with the food processor and will be baked up into sugary treats.
The regular sized zucchinis are reserved for un-pretentious zucchini ribbon salad and other un-pretentious zucchini recipes.
When shaved into ribbons with a potato peeler, zucchini has a soft, subtle, almost buttery taste. When combined with cool, fresh ingredients like lemon juice, mint, corn, red onion, and avocado, zucchini ribbons are refreshing and fun.
Add goat cheese and I think you know what happens – yum!
Ingredients:
- 2 medium-sized zucchini
- 2 medium-sized yellow squash
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 avocados, chopped
- 2 ears corn, cooked, cooled and kernels removed
- 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- 10 mint leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Adapted from Two Peas and Their Pod’s Zucchini Ribbon Salad with Sweet Corn & Avocado Recipe.
To Make:
Cook corn in boiling water about 5 minutes. Allow corn to cool then remove the kernels carefully with a knife.
Remove ends from squash. Using a vegetable (potato) peeler, peel ribbons down the full length of the zucchini and yellow squash and place in a bowl. Add the red onion, avocado, corn kernels, crumbled up goat cheese and chopped mint leaves.
In a bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and grapseed oil. Pour over the squash salad and carefully mix into the salad. I used my hands to scoop up large portions of the salad and turn it over on itself. Add salt and pepper to taste.
