Corn Tomato Avocado Salad
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An easy Tomato Corn Avocado Salad Recipe that is done in under 10 minutes. Gluten Free, vegan, healthy and delicious! The perfect side dish.
If you’re looking for an easy side dish to bring to a summer picnic or enjoy alongside a quick weeknight dinner, this fresh corn tomato avocado salad is for you!
This easy recipe is loaded with light, refreshing flavor and is so simple to make. It takes under 10 minutes and uses fewer than 10 ingredients!
We love this salad because it’s so simple; just chop the tomatoes, corn, and avocado, mix with the other dressing ingredients, and enjoy!
It’s light, refreshing (yet still filling), and a perfect spring/summer recipe. Plus, it’s a great source of healthy fats from the avocados and a great source of veggies! We also love similar salads like: Mediterranean Quinoa Salad and Traditional Greek Salad.
liz’s tips for Avocado Corn Salad
- Can you prevent this salad from getting brown? There’s no real way to prevent this salad from getting browned. You can press plastic wrap up closely against the salad to prevent air from getting to it, but eventually the avocados will get brown
- Customize to your liking: There are over 20 different ways to customize this recipe. Look for the green shaded substitutions box below!
Ingredients
SUBSTITUTIONS
Avocado: You can’t substitute avocado in this recipe. You can use less avocado, and sub in more tomato or corn if you’d like.
Tomato: You can use cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, or even diced tomatoes off the vine
Corn: You can use fresh or frozen corn in this recipe. We prefer fresh corn but either one will work. We do not recommend canned corn.
Olive Oil: You can sub avocado oil with olive oil. You can also spray the salad with olive oil instead of pouring it in if you’d like to lower the fat.
Red Onion: You can skip the red onion in this recipe if you’d like.
Low Salt: Omit the salt from the recipe.
Lime Juice: You can substitute lemon juice for lime juice
Cilantro: You can omit the cilantro or replace it with basil. We do not recommend substituting with dried herbs.
Paleo/Whole30: To make this recipe paleo/whole30 skip the corn and add in more avocado/tomatoes.
Add ins: Chickpeas or white beans would be a nice addition to this recipe. Crumbled cheese like feta or goat cheese would be delicious in this.
Dressing: You can try this recipe with other dressings! Check out these healthy salad dressings.
How to Make Corn Tomato Avocado Salad
- Dice the avocado and tomatoes. Add all ingredients to a bowl.
- Mix until combined (toss gently). Serve & enjoy.
How to serve Corn Avocado Salad
This salad is so versatile and really goes with everything! Our favorite thing to serve it with is Pulled Pork, Balsamic Grilled Chicken, or Chili Lime Shrimp. For lunch, we like to serve it with a protein like Healthy Chicken Salad or Grilled Chicken Thighs.
It’s also great alongside a Turkey Burger. You can even serve it as a salsa with tortilla chips alongside Chicken Tacos or Shrimp Tacos!
You could also serve this like bruschetta over a piece of toasted bread.
Storage
Refrigerator: This avocado corn salad recipe will last for 3 days in the refrigerator. The avocados will start to go brown pretty quickly, but it shouldn’t affect the taste.
Freezing: You can’t freeze this salad; it will not freeze well.
Can you make this ahead of time? We don’t recommend making this salad ahead of time. The avocado will oxidize and turn brown. It will still taste fine, but may look yucky. This dish is best served right after you make it fresh!
How To Cook Corn On The Cob
You can use fresh or frozen corn in this recipe. Either one is delicious!
Cooking corn on the cob is easy. You can follow our Garlic Parmesan Corn recipe, or here are some other method to cook corn on the cob.
Grilling: You can grill corn on the cob directly on the grill or wrapped in foil. Cook on medium high heat for 10-15 minutes. We prefer wrapping in foil.
Microwave: You can microwave corn on the cob in a microwave safe dish with 1/2 cup of water covered in plastic wrap for 3-5 minutes. Cook time will vary depending on how many ears of corn you have.
Instant Pot Corn on the cob: I have never made instant pot corn on the cob, but many people love it. Here’s a recipe for instant pot corn on the cob.
Other healthy side dish recipes:
If you’re looking for other healthy side dishes here are some of our favorites:
Corn Tomato & Avocado Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups avocado diced
- 1.5 cups tomato diced – 1 pint
- 1.5 cups corn kernels fresh or frozen
- 1/4 cup red onion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt optional
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons lime juice juice of one lime
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro OR basil minced (optional)
Instructions
- Dice avocado and tomatoes.
- In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together until combined.
- Serve & enjoy.
Love this!!! My boys asked for seconds and so did my hubs!
This was absolutely delicious. I didn’t have garlic powder so I added garlic salt and I add a little bit of cayenne pepper. Thank you for the recipe!
Usually love your recipes. But in regards to this one, honestly, all the seasoning takes away from the ingredients rather than enhancing them. I wanted to like it, but it just fell flat for me. So would have others give it a try, but it wasn’t for me.
Sorry you felt that way!
This was delicious! I have made it a few times now, and it’s always great for us. I introduced it to my extended family on the 4th of July and it was a hit! Great to have healthier choices besides mayo-based salads. Yum!
Excellent! Everyone enjoyed this with tortilla chips! The best, and so easy!
This recipe is very easy to make, and if you are like me, you already have all the ingredients in your pantry.
I made a small serving for myself for lunch. Was very tasty, so tasty that I made it again the next day for lunch as well.
This one, has gone straight into my recipe book to be made again.
Perfect side for summer BBQ meals. The ingredients are a perfect combination. It’s creamy and refreshing. I will definitely be making this again! Thank you for this delicious recipe!
I was attracted to the presentation –bright colors — and healthy ingredients. I made one dish using basil and the other with cilantro and used all fresh ingredients. I disliked the texture: slimy to crunchy. I preferred the basil over the cilantro as the basil didn’t stand out aor clash. It’s a mess to make and just didn’t do it for my me or my family.
Sorry you didn’t like it… but I’m not sure why you would expect avocado, corn, and tomatoes to be crunchy. They’re all soft/relatively slimy ingredients, so it seems like this probably wasn’t the best choice if that’s not what you were looking for 🙂
Is that shredded chicken you added?
You could add shredded chicken if you wanted. I haven’t tried that
FIVE STARS! EASY, DELICIOUS AND SO HEALTHY!
Fresh, delicious, nutrishious and colorful!
This is soooooo delicious… I made it becuz I stumbled across the Facebook group and I’m following macros and it’s a lot of food for little macros… soo sooo delicious I bought enough to make it a few more times … might be having this once or twice a week ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I’m on a high fiber diet. I substituted canned navy beans for the corn.I rinsed them, drained, and seasoned with 1 1/2 tsp olive oil, juice of 1/2 lime, salt, pepper, garlic salt, onion salt, and a few shakes of paprika. I had recently purchased dried Mexican oregano (which tastes completely different from the regular stuff) and I crushed a small amount and stirred up the beans before I added them to the salad ingredients in the recipe which I followed. This was one super good salad. So healthy! It was a 4th of July side dish we all liked a lot!
Literally another AMAZING recipe from Liz and Tyler!
This is so refreshing, light and the flavors explode in your mouth!
I followed the recipe to the t and it was just so delightful! Making again to bring to a picnic this LDW! I used all organic everything too!
This salad is so refreshing and perfect for a summer side. I love adding the cilantro to the salad for even more flavoring.
So glad you like it, Amber! Thank you!
Easy, quick and delicious! Perfect with any BBQ this summer! 🙂
Thank you so much!
The perfect blend of flavors! This was so fresh, delicious, and easy we will definitely be making it again!
So happy you liked it!
This was delicious and so easy to make!
So glad you liked it, Marnie! Thank you!
So good and easy to make! Thanks for a great recipe!
So glad you liked it, Preet!
Wonde\rfull !A!