Salad Recipe ✶ Grilled Corn Basil Pesto Salad

Grilled corn tossed with basil pesto and topped with Parmesan, fresh basil, and lemon zest.

Ingredients

• 8 ears fresh sweet corn
• ¾ cup prepared basil pesto
• ¼ cup shaved Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
• ½ teaspoon lemon zest
• cracked black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Place corn on the rack of a gas or charcoal grill. Cover and cook over direct medium-high heat until lightly charred, turning occasionally, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the grill. Let cool until easy to handle.
2. Cut kernels from the cobs; discard cobs. Combine corn kernels and pesto in a large bowl; stir to coat.
3. Transfer to a serving dish. Top with Parmesan cheese, basil, lemon zest, and cracked black pepper.

Nutrition Facts

• calories205
• carbohydrateContent18.9 g
• cholesterolContent9.7 mg
• fatContent12.4 g
• fiberContent3.1 g
• proteinContent8.1 g
• saturatedFatContent3.5 g
• sodiumContent230.3 mg
• sugarContent2.9 g