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Charred Corn & Steak Orzo Salad with Hummus Vinaigrette

This post brought to you by Sabra Dipping Co, LLC.. All opinions are 100% mine.

This Charred Corn & Steak Orzo Salad with Hummus Vinaigrette is a favorite of ours because it reuses leftovers from our latest cookout with friends. It’s become a midnight snack after long hours at the restaurant.

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Generally, summer is a time to relax, vacation, and enjoy vacations with family. But for the husband and I, it’s the busiest season of all. We both work as sous chefs on Martha’s Vineyard, MA and between the months of May and October, our days are filled with endless kitchen hours. At the peak of our season, we’re working 14 hour days or more! So simple but flavorful recipes like this steak orzo salad really play an important part in our lives: they’re quick to make and satisfy our hunger when it strikes after working the line for hours on end.

Make this Charred Corn & Steak Orzo Salad with Hummus Vinaigrette with all sorts of leftovers from your last cookout. On our last night off together this week, the husband cooked up way too much steak tips and corn, so the leftovers were screaming to be re-used in an incredible recipe!

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Don’t have grilling leftovers? Fresh corn would work perfectly in this recipe (even canned if you’re short on time!), and any sort of protein would be a great idea as well; roast shredded chicken or cubes of fried tofu maybe? Give it a try and let me know! But don’t substitute the hummus vinaigrette – it’s what brings it all together. 

What makes this salad amazing is that not only is it packed with charred grilled corn, fresh cilantro and red onion, as well as grilled steak tips, but it’s covered in a tangy Sabra Hummus vinaigrette. A basic ratio of 3:1 for the vinaigrette, with an extra dollop of hummus to emulsify it, makes it the perfect summer salad.

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In this recipe, I used Sabra’s Roasted Red Pepper Hummus to emulsify the vinaigrette. What does emulsify mean? Basically, to make an emulsion. An emulsion is when thousands of tiny droplets of fat and liquid are suspended in each other to make a creamy dressing, like this hummus vinaigrette. I’ve suggested using olive oil and champagne vinegar, but you can use whatever you have on hand. Like Sabra on Facebook to discover new hummus varieties every week!

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Charred Corn & Steak Orzo Salad with Hummus Vinaigrette

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Yield: Serves 4

Fantastic and hearty summer salad!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked orzo
  • 1 grilled steak, thinly sliced
  • 3 ears of grilled corn, shucked
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • for the vinaigrette:
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons Sabra Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Gently fold in the steak into the orzo, and add the corn, red onion, and cilantro.
  2. Meanwhile, whisk together the vinaigrette. Pour dressing over orzo salad and mix until fully incorporated.
  3. Top with more corn and cilantro. Serve room temperature or cold.
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  1. naomi says

    August 25, 2014 at 2:07 pm

    Oh, I seriously need to make this before summer ends! LOVE

    Reply
  2. Mary says

    August 20, 2014 at 8:35 am

    I’m a huge fan of using leftovers to create a new meal. This looks fantastic!

    Reply
  3. blogcomments@creative-culinary.com says

    August 19, 2014 at 2:43 pm

    This is SO up my alley; thanks for a great main course salad idea!

    Reply
  4. Kim Beaulieu says

    August 18, 2014 at 4:07 pm

    I love charred corn, it’s so good. Perfect for salads. This one is calling my name.

    Reply
  5. Diane {Created by Diane} says

    August 18, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    I want this, like right now. It looks so delicious. I love the grilled steak on the salad and that hummus vinaigrette sounds amazing, so creative you are!

    Reply
  6. Roxana | Roxana's Home Baking says

    August 18, 2014 at 11:18 am

    I love coming up with easy recipes that use cookout leftovers and love the hummus vinaigrette! Sabra is my favorite hummus brand and always buy it. Not to mention I support the locals since they are not too far from my house!

    Reply
  7. Lori @ RecipeGirl says

    August 18, 2014 at 10:20 am

    I can’t tell you how many times I buy Sabra hummus at the store… mostly just for munching with veggies. But I love the idea of adding it to recipes like this one. LOVE steak salad too!

    Reply
  8. Cassie says

    August 18, 2014 at 9:00 am

    I simply LOVE grilled steak leftovers for salads. I usually grill extra just to have leftovers! This salad is perfection!

    Reply
  9. Sues says

    August 18, 2014 at 8:28 am

    This is totally my dream salad! My husband loves grilling steak tips, but I get so bored with them… Definitely making them into a salad like this next time!

    Reply

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