Grilled Apricot, Sweet Corn and Arugula Salad with Pistachios.
Say hello to my new favorite salad.
I’m declaring a new life law.
When vegetables have never been your thing, you’re allowed to have new favorite salads all the time. It’s totally acceptable and not basic in the least.
I’m digging this whole apricot thing.
I’m not digging the fact that I just said “digging” whatsoever. I’m actually quite mortified. Which would be the fourth time in two days that I’ve said I’m mortified by something, and Eddie shot me down the first two times, saying that it was QUITE dramatic of me. As if.
Dramatic or not, I am loving these juicy little fruits. Mine were perfectly ripe. Oh man. They were fabulous. So, so good. My mouth is watering just thinking about them and that is no exaggeration. Surprisingly.
And! I don’t love dried apricots, but the fresh ones? Give me a case. I challenge you to an apricot duel. Pretty sure we both win.
So.
I’m alllll over this thing. The grilled, caramely apricots. Grilled sweet corn. Lots of peppery baby arugula. Tons of fresh mozzarella – burrata would be better! Buttery sliced avocado. Crunchy, salted roasted pistachios. GAH.
A honey lime vinaigrette to cover the entire thing in more flavor. Does it get any better?
Well, yes, it does, considering that we have doughnuts and pizza and tacos and sangria in this world but as far as salads go… I don’t think so. At least not today. On a Monday after copious amounts of almond torte and pulled pork (not necessarily in that order, though now I desperately want another piece of torte) and maybe bourbon cherries. Sometimes I like to live in a stereotypical, predictable world. You know?
Here’s one thing that I love about this salad. It can be a starter salad for party or scaled down to be a first course for your dinner tomorrow night. BUT. It can also totally be a lunch salad, maybe even a dinner salad – like one of the ones that seems super simple but totally fills you up without being piled high with chicken or fries? (Yeah I know.)
We actually can’t stop eating this. It’s been our patio meal for the last few weeks (finally replacing some constant fajitas) and while it has changed slightly each night (so what, one night I DID add chicken and BBQ sauce…), it’s super similar. It’s easy and delicious but most of all, it’s refreshing.
I dig it.
Grilled Apricot, Corn and Arugula Salad
Ingredients
- 2 large ears of corn, shucked
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 apricots
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 6 cups baby arugula greens
- 12 ounces fresh mozzarella
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1/3 cup pistachios, coarsely chopped
fresh lime and honey vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced or pressed
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- To grill the corn, rub the ears with the olive oil. Lately, I’ve been grilling my corn without the husks on and without foil, so it takes only a few minutes. Place the ears on the grill and cook until the corn is golden or charred – whichever you prefer – turning the ears as you go. Remove them from the grill and let cool slightly. Slice the corn off the cob
- Slice the apricots in half and remove the pit. Place the fruit on the grill, cut side down, for a few minutes until it becomes caramely on one side and grill marks appear. Remove and let cool slightly, then slice in halves or quarters – whichever you prefer. Season both the corn and apricots with a bit of salt and pepper
- Place the arugula on a large plate or bowl. Season the arugula with salt and pepper – throw on a pinch and toss well. Toss the greens with some of the dressing, then assemble the salad with the apricots, corn, mozzarella and avocado. Add a bit more dressing and top with pistachios. Serve immediately.
fresh lime and honey vinaigrette
- In a bowl, whisk together the vinegar, lime juice, honey, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Continue to whisk while streaming in the olive oil. This dressing stays great in the fridge in a sealed container for a week or so, so feel free to make a double batch if desired! This single recipe will most likely make extra.
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51 Comments on “Grilled Apricot, Sweet Corn and Arugula Salad with Pistachios.”
I am A-OK with new favorite salads. Especially when they involve Honey Lime dressing that I want o pour ALL over my face. And the grilly, smokey corn and sweet apricots? YES PLEASE. Pinned!
At first, I thought this was a very girly salad. Things like corn, apricots and arugula are more my wife’s territory. Than BAM, you hit with with the pistachios’s, ok, salad is getting manly. Then the mozzarella, that can go either way. Hmmmm, might add some bacon and steak to be completely honesty and make this a MANS salad!
Yum! I love all of these flavors. What a great way to enjoy vegetables! :)
So many great flavours! Salty Pistachios are my fav nut to garnish salads, those little flavour bombs rock.
Um apricots are life right now. So good! And when in a salad, I can’t think of any better way to indulge!
I’m all about new favorite salads all the time. And I want to be signed up for this one!!
New favorite salads are totally fine – in fact, I published my new fav today! I also had a kick-butt salad brunchin’ at Kaya yesterday…that place, man. It’s my favorite.
This salad looks incredible – I’ve never actually had a fresh apricot before, but I am seriously jonesing for them after seeing this!
This looks amazing! I also love apricots (only fresh, not dried!) and still have yet to ever grill a piece of fruit. On the list! Plus that dressing…yum.
I’m all for fruit in salads! I just tried one with dried apricots, but grilled ones sound even better.
I hate myself whenever I say, “I can’t even…” I don’t even know what it means but I do at the same time!!!
Also, apricots filled with cottage cheese or greek yogurt + cinnamon + granola = best snack.
Grilled or roasted apricots are my favorite thing ever! They taste about a 1,000,000x times better than raw, ripe ones!!! Or at least, the ones I’ve ever been able to find in the stores!
This is so amazing! I love all the flavors and food textures you have going on here! I bet this is an awesome salad!
Those flavours! I’m not a huge greens in salad fan – much more a tons of veggies chopped salad kind of girl – but these would be the most precious bite-size appetizers. Apricot base, filled with burrata, drizzled with the dressing or honey and sprinkled with pistachios.
Hahah, this salad looks incredible, Jessica! … and when you said (or wrote?) ‘AS IF’, I immediately thought of Clueless and now need to watch it, like, ASAP.
I always skim over the apricots and go straight for the peaches for some reason, like literally, I don’t think I’ve ever bought an apricot. Why?? I can see why you’ve been living off this salad, it’s refreshing, beautiful and full of what I like to call “stuff”, (very technical, I know), essential for salads as meals.
Ahh, what a wonderful summer salad! I am in love with apricots lately and I can only imagine how delicious all of the components of this dish are, especially when they come together. I’m including this salad in my roundup of perfect summer salads for Foodie.com!
I cannot eat salads all winter and then bam, spring comes with fresh fruit and veggies and I cannot get enough. This look marvelous!!
Ohhh grilled apricots! This sounds amazing! I am all about grilling fruits right now. Have you tried grilled oranges? So good!
Wow what a beautiful colorful salad!
Danika Maia
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such a perfect salad for summer!! delicious :D
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This salad sounds fantastic! It’s such a good idea to grill the apricots. So good!
I just love grilled corn in my salads. This looks so beautiful and delicious! I’m definitely going to make it this summer :)
♥ Lisa
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This came up in my feed just as I was wondering what to cook tonight. It was meant to be. This salad is killer and the dressing is insane! Huge hit in this house!
I am literally drooling over a salad. This salad. THIS SALAD. <3 It changes everything.
I can never get enough of salad and this is sooooo awesome, thank you :-)
What a beautiful salad. I love that you added grilled apricots. I’ve grilled peaches and love it but haven’t tried it with apricots. This feels like a great farmers market fresh salad.
This looks awesome! I just picked up some apricots so I’m probably making this tonight.
Btw – sent you an email about an interview about hummus (you’ve come up with so many great varieties!) If you have some time to chat today, please email me. Thanks!
Looks delicious ! Must try it !
Grilled fruit is my FAV!!! This looks so tasty and perfect for summer!
Ahhh …. I die … I’m sooo smitten with Arugula right now!!
Get outta here with this! You just made me crave salad which is no easy task. On my way to the store to get some apricots!
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This may be my new favorite salad as well, grilled apricots wow , love the idea of adding the to a salad, sweet corn, creamy avocado and peppery arugula, this is a perfect summer in a bowl, love it love it love it!
I made this last night and it was DELICIOUS … but my apricots ended up really mushy. Any ideas? Did I overcook them??
I love how you love grilled corn, it just makes me happy!
I’ve only had dried apricots which has led me to NEVER try fresh ones. That needs to change stat and it needs to be in the form of this salad!
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Gah! This salad sounds amazing, lady. Putting it on my must-make list.
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Made this salad for my niece’s going away to college party. there were 5 other salads on the table, but this one was polished off and had to be refilled. I left the garlic out of the dressing, because i ran out (eek), but it was still delicious!!!
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