Description
A refreshing and vibrant salad that combines grilled chicken, sweet corn, and crunchy cucumbers, all enveloped in a creamy dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups grilled or roasted chicken, diced
- 1 cup sweet corn, grilled or canned
- 1 large cucumber, diced
- ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Optional: crumbled feta cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken: If you’re using uncooked chicken, season it with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Grill or roast it until cooked through, allowing it to rest before dicing.
- Cook the corn: For fresh corn, grill it until lightly charred, then cut the kernels off the cob. If using canned corn, simply drain it.
- Chop the vegetables: Dice your cucumber, finely chop the red onion, and roughly chop the cilantro.
- Create the dressing: In a mixing bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, lime juice, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper until smooth and creamy.
- Combine ingredients: In a large bowl, mix the diced chicken, sweet corn, cucumber, red onion, and cilantro.
- Add the dressing: Pour the dressing over the salad. Gently fold everything together until well combined, ensuring each piece is coated in the creamy goodness.
- Taste and adjust: Here’s where you can tweak flavors! Add additional salt, lime juice, or paprika if desired.
- Chill and serve: Allow the salad to chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving to let the flavors meld beautifully.
Notes
Make-ahead tips: Prepare your salad a day in advance. It tastes even better as the flavors deepen and develop.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: chicken salad, summer salad, creamy cucumber salad, street corn salad