Turn This Corn Salad Into a Week of Meals

By | July 13, 2018

Spice up your weeknight meals with this recipe for Sriracha-Lime Corn Salad.

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Salad isn’t the first dish you think of that will hold up through the week. But Sriracha-Lime Corn Salad not only doesn’t wilt—it can bend to be the base of so many meals. It’s got spice, crunch, and a squeeze of lime to bring it all together. No droopy leaves here.

Here’s how to turn this one recipe into a week of meals:

Set yourself up for the week by making the following over the weekend:

And stock up on the following ingredients for your weeknight cooking:

  • Tortillas
  • Taco filling of your choice
  • Bacon
  • Littleneck clams
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Olive oil
  • Leafy greens
  • Eggs
  • Maple Syrup
  • Garlic
  • Basil
  • Cornmeal
  • Baking soda and powder
  • Buttermilk
  • Butter
  • All-purpose flour
  • Red onion
  • Arborio rice
  • Pasta of choice

And now, how to put it all together:

Make a taco with your favorite filling (steak, shrimp, chicken, tofu) and the corn salad.

Make it a greener salad by adding leafy greens and adding a little more dressing. An Almond Butter Citrus Sauce would be good.

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Make Corn, Bacon, and Clam Stew by sautéing chopped bacon, cherry tomatoes, and littleneck clams together with broth. Stir in corn salad at the end to warm through.

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Make a batch of summer corn cakes and serve it with a poached egg and maple syrup for breakfast for dinner. Add in a few slices of bacon if you’d like.

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Keep it simple and garlicky! Cook a pot of your favorite pasta and toss it with the corn salad, slow cooked tomatoes, and garlic confit.

Prepare a creamy bowl of risotto and stir in the salad, already warmed in the microwave, at the end. It will add a subtle spiciness to the risotto.

 

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