Corn and Bacon Salad Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Healthy Lunch Recipes. (Corn and Bacon Salad Recipe). This is a great recipe that I've modified over the years. The flavors are terrific and the ingredients and ratios are very flexible. Adapt to make it your own specialty. Great for picnics and pot lucks. This recipe is very flexible. It is a great, clean-out-the-refrigerator kind of dish. It also stores well and actually tastes better the next day. Serve warm or chilled.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Total: 40 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Corn and Bacon Salad Recipe

Ingredients

5 ears corn

shucked

2 teaspoons olive oil

3 slices bacon

chopped

½ pound Yukon Gold potatoes

cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 red bell pepper

cut into cubes

salt to taste

1 small red onion

thinly sliced

1 tablespoon cider vinegar

½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

or more to taste

Zesty Whole Grain and Vegetable Salad

Lunch

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the corn and cook until slightly soft but still crisp about 5 minutes. Cut corn kernels from the cobs; discard cobs.

Step 2

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir bacon in hot oil until browned and crisp 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain reserving drippings in the skillet.

Step 3

Cook potatoes stirring occasionally in the same skillet over medium heat until potatoes are golden brown about 5 minutes. Add red bell pepper and salt; cook and stir until peppers are tender about 5 minutes more.

Step 4

Stir corn kernels into potato mixture and cook until corn is heated through about 5 minutes.

Step 5

Pour corn-potato mixture into a large bowl. Add bacon red onion cider vinegar and red pepper flakes; toss to combine.

Nutritional Information

Corn and Bacon Salad Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 217.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 7.8g 16%

Carbohydrates: 35.4g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 4.9g 20%

Sugars: 5.6g

Fat: 6.8g 10%

Saturated Fat: 1.5g 8%

Cholesterol: 7.4mg 3%

Vitamin A Iu: 1300.7IU 26%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.9mg 30%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 13%

Vitamin C: 47.2mg 79%

Folate: 69.3mcg 17%

Calcium: 9.9mg 1%

Iron: 0.9mg 5%

Magnesium: 49.9mg 18%

Potassium: 440.5mg 12%

Sodium: 178.4mg 7%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 29%

Calories From Fat: 60.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.