This Grilled Corn Dog Salad is tossed with a beer mustard dressing. There are not actually any corn dogs in this salad. But there are smoked sausages (dogs), corn, and plenty of grilled vegetables!
Grilled Corn Dog Salad
If you’re looking for something interesting to make on your grill this summer, I’d say you should try this Corn Dog Salad! The recipe calls for butternut squash (totally not a summer vegetable, but such a good idea), corn on the cob, bell peppers and onions. Those are all tossed in olive oil and grilled until some nice char marks appear. There is nothing better than grilled veggies in the summertime, and these combined with grilled smoked sausage and cheddar cheese are fabulous!
🛒Ingredients needed:
- fresh corn
- butternut squash
- bell peppers
- onion
- olive oil
- smoked sausages
- cheddar cheese
- fresh herbs
- green onions
- cider vinegar
- beer
- honey
- whole grain and yellow mustards
- salt and freshlky ground black papper
✏️How to make Grilled Corn Dog Salad:
*The complete, printable recipe with all ingredients and instructions is at the end of this post.
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Preheat grill to medium-high (400° to 450°F).
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In a large bowl, season the corn, squash, onions and peppers with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Grill veggies in a veggie basket for 10 to 15 minutes, turning frequently until lightly charred, tender and fully cooked. Remove from grill and set aside to slightly cool.
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Grill sausages for 8 to 10 minutes, turning frequently until lightly charred and heated through. Remove from grill and set aside to slightly cool. Slice grilled sausages into ½-inch-thick rounds.
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Using a sharp knife, remove the corn kernels from cobs. Place kernels in a large serving bowl. Add the grilled squash, peppers, onions and sausages to the corn. Add the cheese, herbs and green onions.
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In a bowl, whisk together the vinegar, grainy mustard, yellow mustard, beer, olive oil and honey; season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle the salad with the dressing and season with salt & pepper to taste. Mix well and serve immediately.
➡️Recipe Tips:
- You could use hot dogs if you really wanted to, but I really recommend using a good smoked sausage instead.
- If you’re having trouble finding butternut squash in the summer, you could use thickly sliced zucchini or yellow squash instead.
- Some people like to grill corn in the husks, but for this recipe, I really like the char marks on the corn.
✔️What to serve with Grilled Corn Dog Salad:
- This definitely could be a meal in itself, but for heartier appetites, you might want to serve it with burgers.
- Sometimes I like to pair two salads to make a full meal. With this Grilled Corn Dog Salad, a fruit salad would be perfect.
- If you want to keep it simple, just serve some Peppery Grilled Garlic Bread alongside.
★How to Store:
You can store leftovers tightly-covered in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
❤️Why I love this recipe:
- I love this as a main dish type salad at a barbecue. Everyone makes chicken salad or taco salad or something like that, but corn dog salad is a new way to deliver something good to a party!
- That delicious, homemade beer-mustard salad dressing just brings everything together so well. Delicious!
- Not to boast, but I won a prize for this salad that I shared at a big summer barbecue. The host of the party was the owner of a string of breweries in San Diego. He was super excited that I brought a beer-themed salad to his party, so he announced my recipe as the most creative recipe at the barbecue!
Summer BBQ recipes!
- All American Potato Salad
- Summer Tomato Salad
- Peach Cobbler
- Fast and Easy Cherry Crisp
- Grilled Watermelon Salad
Grilled Corn Dog Salad
A delicious, summery grilled salad!
Ingredients
SALAD:
- 6 cobs corn, husked
- 1 small butternut squash, peeled and seeded & cut into ½-inch thick slices
- 3 large bell peppers (red, yellow or orange), seeded and cut into 2-inch chunks
- 1 large onion, quartered
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 6 smoked sausages
- 1 cup chopped cheddar cheese cubes (1/2-inch cubes)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (parsley, thyme, sage or cilantro)
- 3 whole green onions, chopped
DRESSING:
- ¼ cup cider vinegar
- ¼ cup beer
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
- 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
- salt & pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium-high (400° to 450°F).
- In a large bowl, season the corn, squash, onions and peppers with olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Grill veggies in a veggie basket for 10 to 15 minutes, turning frequently until lightly charred, tender and fully cooked. Remove from grill and set aside to slightly cool.
- Grill sausages for 8 to 10 minutes, turning frequently until lightly charred and heated through. Remove from grill and set aside to slightly cool. Slice grilled sausages into ½-inch-thick rounds.
- Using a sharp knife, remove the corn kernels from cobs. Place kernels in a large serving bowl. Add the grilled squash, peppers, onions and sausages to the corn. Add the cheese, herbs and green onions.
- In a bowl, whisk together the vinegar, grainy mustard, yellow mustard, beer, olive oil and honey; season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle the salad with the dressing and season with salt & pepper to taste. Mix well and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 497kcal, Carbohydrates: 43g, Protein: 14g, Fat: 31g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 49mg, Sodium: 580mg, Potassium: 726mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 17g, Vitamin A: 9645IU, Vitamin C: 94.4mg, Calcium: 156mg, Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
MAN does this sound amazing. I love how this pulls some of my favourite comfort things into a salad!
This would disappear in a flash at our house. So creative and no doubt delicious!
Such a fun idea; I bet that is delicious. And thanks for the shout-out!