This Low Calorie Corn Salad is just 52 calories per 1/2 cup, and it’s packed with flavor.
I made this recipe after recipe requests for summer veggie salads, and this has a lot of them. Corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil and radishes.
Depending on the herbs you have in your garden, you can modify this recipe. You can swap out the basil for cilantro or parsley. You can also swap the lime juice out for lemon juice and modify the sodium as well.
Low Calorie Corn Salad
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Ingredients in Healthy Corn Salad
I wanted to make an easy sweet corn salsa that you can modify to work with the fresh veggies you have in your garden right now.
And for those of us with a black thumb (like me) all of these veggies are on sale during the summer, making it low cost either way.
Shopping List for Healthy Sweet Corn Salad:
- Corn (cooked and sliced off the cob, or frozen corn defrosted)
- English cucumber
- Tomatoes
- Radishes
- Green onions
- Fresh basil (see recipe card below for more herb ideas!)
- Lime
- Salt and pepper (see nutrition section for low sodium tips)
How to Make Healthy Corn Salad
This salad is great at room temperature, or cold. I like to make it for gatherings or sides for the week, and add it to the fridge. All I have to do to serve is uncover, give the salad another quick toss, and serve.
And if 1/2 cup is not a big enough serving for you, feel free to have a full cup. The recipe will still be low calorie and super healthy!
How to Make Healthy Sweet Corn Salad:
- To a large bowl combine the corn, cucumber, tomatoes, radishes, and green onions. Toss well.
- Top with green onions, basil, lime juice, salt and pepper, toss again.
- Cover and chill in the fridge, or serve immediately.
Low Calorie Corn Salad Recipe
This low calorie sweet corn salad is the perfect side salad recipe. You can have 1/2 cup for just 52 calories, and of course you can have more! Here are more low calorie side salads I think you’ll love.
More Low Calorie Side Salads:
Low Calorie Corn Salad
Ingredients
- 3 cups corn cooked and sliced off the cob, or frozen corn defrosted
- 1 English cucumber quartered and sliced
- 2 large tomatoes chopped
- 5 radishes quartered
- 2 green onions sliced
- ¼ cup fresh basil chopped
- 1 lime juiced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- To a large bowl combine the corn, cucumber, tomatoes, radishes, and green onions. Toss well.
- Top with green onions, basil, lime juice, salt and pepper, toss again.
- Cover and chill in the fridge, or serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Corn Salad
Lower Sodium Tips: You can remove the salt from the recipe and add the zest from 1/2 of the lime in it’s place.
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