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Yellow Pepper and Corn Salad with Turmeric Dressing

Platter of corn cut from the cob burst orange grape tomatoes charred yellow pepper strips and a mix of greens.
Photo by Alex Lau

The pepper skins add smokiness to the salad, so don’t peel them. Bonus: That makes life a lot easier.

Ingredients

4 servings

Turmeric salad dressing:

1 jalapeño, seeds removed, chopped
1 (4-inch) piece turmeric, peeled, chopped, or 3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 (1-inch) piece ginger, peeled, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Kosher salt

Salad and assembly:

3 ears of corn, husked
2 yellow bell peppers
4 ounces Sun Gold or cherry tomatoes
2 endive, leaves separated, halved if large, or 1 large head of frisée, torn into bite-size pieces
2 cups dandelion greens or arugula
Kosher salt
  1. Dressing:

    Step 1

    Pulse jalapeño, turmeric, ginger, garlic, cilantro, oil, lime zest, and lime juice in a food processor until smooth with a few flecks of cilantro. Transfer to a small bowl; season with salt.

  2. Salad assembly:

    Step 2

    Prepare a grill for high heat. Grill corn, turning occasionally, until charred and cooked through, 6–8 minutes. Let cool; cut kernels off cobs and place in a large bowl. (Or, cut kernels from cobs and char in a dry cast-iron skillet over medium-high, 8–10 minutes.)

    Step 3

    Heat broiler. Broil peppers on a rimmed baking sheet, turning occasionally, until blackened in spots and nearly cooked through, 12–18 minutes. Let cool; cut into 1" strips, retaining as much charred skin as possible; add to corn.

    Step 4

    Broil tomatoes on same baking sheet, tossing once, until blackened in spots and starting to burst, about 5 minutes. Let cool. Add tomatoes, endive, and greens to corn; toss to combine. Drizzle dressing over and toss to coat; season with salt.

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  • 我烤辣椒和墨西哥以来规律eady grilling the corn together. Keep corn and peppers aside and drain any residual liquid just before tossing. Subbed fresh grape tomatoes and spring mix. Used the immersion blender for the design. Delicious combination of flavors and dressing!

    • Anonymous

    • Los Angeles

    • 6/30/2020

  • This was amazing! All of the summer flavors in a dish. Couldn't find turmeric at the local store. We kept the corn, pepper and tomato mixture aside until we were ready to eat. This allowed for leftovers that didn't have the greens getting soaked and saturated. Definitely will be making this until the local produce is done for the season.

    • bdoyle

    • Southern NH

    • 8/6/2019

  • The dressing is indeed very yummy!! I had the impulse to roast the tomatoes along with the bell pepper and it turned out well. The recipe is very flexible and works with plenty of different greens (I used kale). A keeper!

    • kittenplan

    • 6/2/2019

  • The salad was very good but the dressing was FABULOUS! I'll use it on other salads regularly.

    • Anonymous

    • phoenix

    • 11/27/2018

  • This is a great dressing on any salad. A good way to get a heathy dose of fresh turmeric into your diet.

    • tessiesmom

    • Boston, MA

    • 10/13/2017

  • The dressing is fantastic. I felt the charred veggies were too soft and odd. I decided not to use them. The salad I ended up with was arugula with charred corn, fresh cut tomatoes and the dressing. So simple and everyone was gobsmacked!

    • rinkershort

    • Fairbanks, Alaska

    • 8/10/2017

  • I have never seen fresh turmeric much longer than 2". I've been buying it at either a Mexican or Indian market for years. The flavor of fresh is so different and sweeter than ground, I'm wondering if the author tried it with the dry stuff.

    • redhed

    • Florida

    • 8/9/2017

  • Absolutely love this salad. Fresh, complex, juicy, colorful. Can't stop eating it! Only change I'd make is substituting parsley in the dressing when a guest can't tolerate cilantro.

    • ellen_in_ohio

    • Bethlehem, PA

    • 6/15/2017

  • So good! This was so delicious and different.

    • elaine_smith_on

    • Toronto

    • 4/6/2017

  • OMG! This salad is so good that I immediately made it twice. I couldn't stop eating it. So healthy and followed the recipe to a "T." Marvelous flavors.

    • Neighborhood_Cook

    • BirminghamBBBirminghamB

    • 1/15/2017

  • I thought this salad might have too much going on, but it really comes together with all these different ingredients. I made it pretty much as described, though I did roast the jalapeno before making the dressing, since I was already doing the peppers and corn on the grill. A more exotic taste that perks up a bland chicken breast, will make again.

    • Anonymous

    • Connecticut

    • 9/28/2016

  • This was a really delicious salad. I used red grape tomatoes and an orange pepper, obviously you can use any color and it doesn't change the salad.

    • Algebra

    • NJ

    • 9/26/2016

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