Roasted Corn Tomato Summer Salad with Lemon-Basil Yogurt Dressing
Roasted Corn Tomato Summer Salad with Lemon-Basil Yogurt Dressing- crisp lettuce topped with roasted chickpeas, sweet corn, creamy avocado and juicy tomatoes then finished off with a flavorful yogurt dressing. The best of what summer has to offer! (vegan, gluten-free, grain-free)
For the longest time I would lay in bed at night dreaming of different things I wanted to make for the blog. Especially when I first started. I was obsessed with creating new recipes and couldn’t wait to spend my weekend in the kitchen making my late-night images come to life.
This bright summer salad was one of the first I came up with while trying to fall asleep one night. I imagined the slightly sweet aroma of slow roasted corn and tomatoes paired with buttery avocado on top of a bed of crisp romaine and baby spinach. Then I dreamt of how good that would taste smothered in a creamy yogurt dressing, bursting with the flavors of fresh basil and tart lemon juice.
That was a long time ago but I still remember how proud I felt when it received a rave review. I mean I always feel proud when I hear positive feedback; it’s honestly the greatest reward of blogging for me. But at that time I was just shocked that someone actually took the time to make my recipe and elated that they loved it.
More recently my dreams have been a little different. Instead of food I’ve been consumed with thoughts of finding a home. From Florida to Texas, Texas to California, and now California to Georgia, we’ve had a pretty transient past and I’m ready to settle down and dig our roots in.
A couple of weeks ago we decided to make an offer on a home. It was built in the 1940’s and we were planning to renovate it but after the inspection revealed a long list of problems (which the seller was unwilling to negotiate) we backed out of the agreement. The whole thing was extremely stressful but also an important learning process for the both of us. I know we will find the right home eventually, I just feel like I’ve been out of sorts lately and wanted to explain why.
With that in mind, I used my distracted thoughts as an excuse to update another recipe that’s suiting to revisit right now. All of the fresh summer tomatoes, basil and corn are begging to be put to use and this salad does it in the best way possible.
I prefer plain almond milk yogurt for the dressing to keep it plant-based but any unflavored (and preferably dairy-free) yogurt will do. If you want to make this an outdoor meal you could also grill the corn on the cob and cook the tomatoes and chickpeas on foil. Then all you have to do is prep the dressing and salad which takes less than 10 minutes. It’s the perfect quick and easy summer meal!
Roasted Corn Tomato Summer Salad with Lemon-Basil Yogurt Dressing
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 20
Total Time: 30

Ingredients:
For the Salad
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- 8 ounces sweet corn, fresh or frozen and defrosted
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tablespoon high heat oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 14 ounces chopped romaine
- 16 ounces baby spinach
- 1-2 avocados, diced
Lemon Basil Yogurt Dressing
- 8 ounces plain dairy-free yogurt
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoon lemon juice (about two lemons)
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add the tomatoes, onion, and corn along with high heat oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Mix until evenly coated then spread out on the pan. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes, until chickpeas are slightly crispy and tomatoes are soft.
Meanwhile prepare the dressing by combining the all of the ingredients listed into a food processor. Blend until smooth. Alternatively you can finely chop the basil by hand and mix in a small bowl.
Place the chopped romaine and baby spinach in a large bowl and top with diced avocado. Remove the vegetables from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before dividing on top of each salad. Drizzle the lemon-basil yogurt dressing on top and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts are for 1/4th of recipe
Did you try this recipe? Please let me know how it turned out by leaving a comment below or sharing a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #makingthymeforhealth. I love hearing your feedback!
I just tried this tonight and it was AMAZING!!!!! Do you by chance know the nutritional facts?
Yay! I’m so happy you enjoyed it. I didn’t take the time to figure out the nutrition facts(maybe I should start?) but you can do this by plugging the ingredients into a nutrition facts website. Really though, all of the ingredients are healthy enough that you probably don’t even need to worry about it. Thank you for the feedback! :)
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Sarah, I just made this last night and it was honestly one of the best salads I have ever eaten. We were out of basil but had cilantro on hand, so I created a cilantro lemon yogurt dressing which I highly recommend! Thanks for sharing such a simple but delicious recipe. This will definitely be on weeknight dinner rotation for the rest of the summer!
Thank you for letting me know you liked it, Sarah! I bet it was really good with cilantro, I’ll have to try that sometime too!
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Sorry to hear about the house. The whole process is just stressful and emotionally draining. We got our hopes up about a place that didn’t work out, too, and I remember feeling defeated and thinking we’d end up “settling” on a place instead of finding one we were really excited about. Hopefully your search turns up something amazing!
Thanks Kelly! I hope so too!
The home buying process is super stressful – I know that well! But you guys will eventually find what’s right for you :) Hang in there!! And this salad!! It sounds sooooo good!!
Thanks Ashley! I know you exactly how stressful it can be, especially renovations. I was so anxious thinking about that!
Finding the right home is really stressful. Best of luck to both of you finding the home that makes you both happy! And I thought I was the only one that had food visions in my head at bed time. haha I’m glad you made this come to life because it looks amazing. I see this happening in the near future!
Such a gorgeous summer salad! Definitely pinning to try this month!
Awesome ! Love hear readers revisions! Sounds delicious too! Just might have to try your ideas next time. Thank you for all the motivation…
Very nice and simple recipe ROASTED CORN TOMATO SUMMER SALAD WITH LEMON-BASIL YOGURT DRESSING I tried it and it came out superb…thanx
Your blog makes me so happy Sarah! The photos are beautiful and I can’t wait to try the basil yoghurt dressing!
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Hi Sarah,
This salad looks delicious! Is there a way to make the dressing vegan? Do you think I could use soft tofu instead of yogurt?
Thanks,
Jordane
Hi Jordane! Yes, I’ve made it vegan several times. The easiest way is to sub plain vegan yogurt. I like Kite Hill’s plain almond milk yogurt, but soy yogurt would also work great. If you can’t find vegan yogurt, raw cashews or tofu would work but I’m not sure the exact amounts and you would need a high speed blender to puree them. I hope that helps!
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