Grilled Avocado Salad with Corn Pico de Gallo, Chimichurri
We were in Mexico in 2016 and enjoyed this amazing grilled avocado salad. We wanted to share this recipe story again with you all with some updates to the recipe. Greetings from Mexico along the gorgeous Riviera Maya coastline. The ocean is so blue, it’s like living in a postcard. We’re popping in to share a recipe we’ve been in inspired by this week: Grilled avocado salad with corn pico de gallo and chimichurri dressing.
Easy Grilled Avocado Salad Recipe
We’ve been here for the week working with Fairmont Hotels and Resorts on some new video stories, recipes and photos to share with you all. This grilled avocado salad with corn pico de gallo is out-of-this-world amazing, filled with crisp lettuce, smoky avocado and bright pico de gallo, all topped with a fresh chimichurri dressing. It’s like the worlds perfect salad all in one bite with Mexican flavors we all adore. We couldn’t wait to share it with you all and really, wanted to share it NOW, like impatient eaters who haven’t eaten for days. The lovely folks at Fairmont were so accommodating all our creative ideas and allowed us to film their recipe being made. They also passed on the recipe for you all to enjoy. This is easy to make at home and perfect for outdoor parties.
Video: How to Make Grilled Avocado Salad
Grilled Avocado Salad with Corn Pico De Gallo
Ingredients
For the Grilled Avocado Salad Assembly:
- 2 large avocados , halved and seeds removed. Do not remove skin.
- olive or cooking oil , for brushing
- sea salt , to taste
- 3 cups (710 ml) chopped fresh lettuce
- chimichurri sauce , optional
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) chili oil , optional
For the Corn Pico de Gallo:
- 1 1/2 cups (250 g) corn kernels (9 oz.) , cooked or charred
- 2 large tomatoes , minced
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) red onion , minced
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) chopped cilantro
- 1 jalapeño , minced (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) fresh lime juice , or to taste
- pinch salt , to taste
Instructions
Make Corn Pico de Gallo
- Combine all ingredients together (corn, tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, and salt) in a bowl. Stir together then refrigerate until ready to use.
Grill Avocados and Make Salad
- Heat grill on high heat. Slice avocados in half and remove pit. Brush each half of avocado with oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
- Place avocado cut-side down on grill. Cook for about 2 minutes or until avocado is charred. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Place about 1/4 cup of corn pico de gallo on plate. Top with a handful of lettuce, place 1 or 2 avocado halves o top of lettuce. (optional) top with chimichurri sauce and drizzle of chili oil. Add additional salt to taste. Repeat with remaining avocado halves.
Video
Nutrition Information per Serving
Simple Summer Vegetarian Salad for Parties
Salads don’t have to be boring and this grilled avocado salad is probably one of the best vegetarian salads we’ve ever had. Now that we (and you) have the recipe, we can all duplicate it at home to enjoy, especially now that it’s coming into avocado season. It’s perfect for any season, for a crowd or anyone who loves to eat a ton of avocado in their salad.
Hope you enjoy the video and recipe. We’ll be back soon to share more adventures from this part of the world. Have a great week!
-diane and todd
This recipe was originally published in 2016. In partnership and collaboration with Fairmont on some awesome travel stories. All opinions are our own. Hope you enjoy!
What an interesting salad recipe. I’m a big fan of avocados so I was immediately sold. Really awesome recipe. I love the flavor it gives when grilling avocado.![5 stars](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODdhAQABAPAAAP///wAAACwAAAAAAQABAEACAkQBADs=)
I have tried avocado in a soup, in other dishes like sort of lasagnas and even as a dessert but to grilled them is a first. It looks amazing and I can’t wait to taste it ! Thank you for the recipe
I never would have thought of grilling avocado. Thanks for the great recipe.
I can totally make this cause it’s gluten free and vegetarian! Love living vicariously through your travel adventures. Can’t wait to see where you go next!
Oh Mexico! Have fun! Grilled avocado is amazing.
I wish I was eating this for lunch today! Yum!
Kari
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OMG you guys that salad is something i can probably make myself! Small steps to cooking more this year. Thanks for the inspiration. Glad you’re having a blast in Mexico. Weren’t you guys there recently?
Yes! were there two months ago for a family wedding but on the other side of Mexico in Cabo. 🙂
Heading to that neck of the woods next week! Would love to hear restaurant recommendations, if you can share…
Hi Wendy,
El Puerto restaurant at Fairmont Mayakoba is excellent, tons of great seafood and Latin/Asian inspired dishes. The avocado salad is at Las Brisas and you gotta try this recipe. Fantastic local Mexican inspired dishes at La Laguna.
We’re heading out to Playa Del Carmen later tonight and will report back on any other cool restaurant locations!
The salad looks incredible and so does your Fairmont trip. Jealous!
This is just torment – you have to sell your first born to afford an avocado in Australia ATM, but everything else is in season. 🙁
The avocado is definitely a treat that some parts of the world can’t get this times of year, but try just the salad with the corn pico de gallo and chimichurri. It’s an amazing combination with just those 3 components!
I would have never come up with grilled avocado alone! This indeed looks perfectly balanced. So glad you got the recipe from the Fairmount team 😉