Fresh Corn Salad With Spicy Shrimp And Tomatoes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ears fresh corn, cleaned and the kernels cut off
• 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 10 ounces cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 1 red bell pepper (raw or roasted)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cajun seasoning
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder
• salt & fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 -place the corn kernels in a saucepan and cover with water. bring to a boil, then drain and rinse with cold water. set aside to cool.
• 2 in a bowl, mix the cajun seasoning and the shrimp. over medium heat, put the olive oil in a large skillet. when it's hot, add the shrimp, garlic and red pepper flakes. cook the shrimp 2 minutes on each side. remove from the pan to cool.
• 3 to make the dressing, just combine the lime juice, vinegar, olive oil and chile powder with a small whisk.
• 4 place all salad ingredients in a large bowl and pour the dressing over. toss gently and taste to see if it needs anything (salt, pepper, lime -- ).
• 5 you can serve it at room temperature, or chilled. or even slighly warm, i would imagine. it's just delicious, as well as easy and quick!