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Mango & Avocado Chopped Salad

It's Salad Season YEAR ROUND at Vertical Roots and this recipe is popping with flavour. Our crisp romaine and bright cilantro, combined with grilled corn and a homemade dressing, will have your taste buds dancing.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Course Lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 Grill We used a panini maker that has grill plates but a BBQ or oven broil will work just fine as well. The goal is to cook the corn and get a nice char.

Ingredients
  

Grilled Mexican Corn

  • 2 cobs of corn husked and cleaned
  • 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1/2 cup Vertical Roots Cilantro chopped
  • 1 tbsp coriander
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp pepper

Mango and Avocado Chopped Salad

  • 1 cup black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 red pepper diced
  • 1 orange pepper diced
  • 1/2 red onion diced
  • 1 jalapeno with or without seeds diced
  • 2 avocado diced
  • 2 mango diced
  • 2 limed juiced
  • 1 head Vertical Roots Romaine Lettuce chopped
  • 1/2 cup Vertical Roots Cilantro chopped

Lime Vinaigrette

  • 2 limes juiced
  • 1 tbsp coriander
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

Grilled Mexican Corn

  • Preheat grill to 450 degrees or set the broiler on high.
  • Combine the olive oil, coriander, salt, pepper, garlic and chopped cilantro in a bowl. Combine well.
  • Rub the mixture all over the corn and set on grill. (if using the oven place on 2nd from the top rack and turn over every 3-4 minutes.

Mango & Avocado Chopped Salad

  • Combine all vegetables in a large bowl and combine well.
  • Remove grilled corn and cut the corn off the cob. Use a kitchen towel to hold the top of the corn as it will be hot.
  • Place the grilled corn in the salad and toss.

Lime Vinaigrette

  • Place olive oil, coriander, garlic, salt, pepper and juice of the 2 limes into a small jar and shake well.
  • Pour over salad if serving family style or drizzle enough for a service and keep in fridge for multiple uses.
    • Feel free to had some Chlili Lime Shrimp or Mexican Rubbed Chicken to the salad!