Sun Sugar Tomato and Sweet Corn Salad

Halved golden Sun Sugars tossed with fresh-cut sweet corn, basil, and a bright lime vinaigrette.

  • Serves4
  • Prep20 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 pint Sun Sugar cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 3 ears fresh sweet corn kernels, cut from the cob
  • 1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp flaky salt
  • to taste cracked black pepper

Method

  1. Whisk the lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper together in the bottom of a large bowl.
  2. Add the raw corn kernels and diced red onion and toss to coat in the vinaigrette.
  3. Fold in the halved Sun Sugar tomatoes gently so they hold their shape.
  4. Add the torn basil and toss once more, lightly.
  5. Let the salad sit for 10 minutes so the flavors marry.
  6. Taste, adjust the salt, and serve at room temperature.
Sweet summer corn can taste flat next to a sharp tomato, but Sun Sugar is low in acid and pops with pure sweetness, so the two sing together instead of fighting. Halving the tomatoes lets each one hold onto its juice until you bite in. This is the salad that convinces people cherry tomatoes belong in a bowl, not just on a skewer.