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Tomato Stack Salad with Corn, Bacon, and Avocado

Tomato Stack Salad with Corn, Bacon, and Avocado

I couldn’t wait to make this tomato stack salad with corn, bacon, and avocado recipe from the August 2012 issue of Cooking Light. What could be better than a salad with tomatoes, corn, bacon, avocado, and creamy ranch dressing?  This simple tomato salad recipe was simple, a huge hit with all of us, and paired nicely with garlic-crusted roast beef and creamy mashed potatoes.

Tomato Stack Salad with Corn, Bacon, and Avocado

Ingredients:

  • 2 slices of bacon, cooked & crumbled
  • 2 ears of corn
  • 2 red tomatoes, thickly sliced
  • 1 yellow tomato, thickly sliced
  • 1 orange tomato, thickly sliced
  • Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
  • Basil for garnish
  • Creamy buttermilk ranch dressing 

Tomato Stack Salad with Corn, Bacon, and Avocado

How to Make a Tomato Stack Salad with Corn, Bacon, and Avocado

Make the Creamy Buttermilk Ranch Dressing.

Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.

Coat the corn with olive oil then place on the grill pan and cook for 8 minutes or until well marked, turning occasionally.

Remove from the grill pan.

Once the corn has cooled, cut the kernels from the cobs; season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste; set them aside until needed.

Slice the tomatoes and sprinkle them with salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.

Layer tomatoes and avocado slices on the serving plates.  Side Note:  I used two slices of avocado together to make an even layer between the tomatoes. 

Scatter the corn and bacon crumbles evenly between each tomato stack.

Drizzle each tomato stack with the ranch dressing and garnish with basil leaves.

Serve immediately.  Enjoy.

Tomato Stack Salad with Corn, Bacon, and Avocado

 

Tomato Stack Salad with Corn, Bacon, and Avocado

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Course: Lunch, Salad, Sides
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Pam / For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

  • Grill Pan

Ingredients

  • 2 slices of bacon cooked & crumbled
  • 2 ears of corn
  • 2 red tomatoes thickly sliced
  • 1 yellow tomato thickly sliced
  • 1 orange tomato thickly sliced
  • Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
  • Basil for garnish
  • Creamy buttermilk ranch dressing see link above for recipe

Instructions

  • Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.  
  • Coat the corn with olive oil then place on the grill pan and cook for 8 minutes or until well marked, turning occasionally.
  • Remove from the grill pan.
  • Once the corn has cooled, cut the kernels from the cobs; season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste; set them aside until needed. 
  • Slice the tomatoes and sprinkle them with salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste.  
  • Layer tomatoes and avocado slices on the serving plates.  Side Note:  I used two slices of avocado together to make an even layer between the tomatoes. 
  • Scatter the corn and bacon crumbles evenly between each tomato stack.
  • Drizzle each tomato stack with the ranch dressing and garnish with basil leaves.  
  • Serve immediately.  Enjoy.
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  1. I was hoping you were going to make something yummy with that homemade ranch dressing! 😉 What a gorgeous tomato salad! I love every ingredient in this salad, and can’t wait to make it. Have a great weekend, Pam!

  2. the artist in me (she’s very, very small) really appreciates the colors and presentation of this, but the rest of me is excited about its components–yum!