This Summerado Salad: Avocado, Corn, Peaches and Basil got it’s name for a reason. In my humble opinion it is the embodiment of Summer. Corn so sweet you don’t have to cook it. Fresh garden basil. Local peaches, or even better, Arkansas peaches your family carefully drove up north for you in such large quantities that was all you ate for days. And a hint of rich cheese just because it makes the Summerado Salad: Avocado, Corn, Peaches and Basil oh, so much better. It became a tradition of mine to make it for my 4th of July picnic when I discovered that it delights others almost as much as it delights me. It’s been so popular that it’s made the circuit for Birthday parties as well and it a commonly requested menu from DLK for Hire. Which is great news to me because it holds up pretty well for a salad. I can’t take credit for the name. My friend Adam named it last weekend while we were enjoying a picnic at the dog park. He’s good at stuff like that. The Summerado Salad is the one on the right in the picture. We over-mixed the avocado a little … Continue reading →