SHOEPEG CORN SALAD With HONEY DRESSING

8 Servings
30 min

This Shoepeg Corn Salad is a sweet, crisp salad; some call it a “relish.” It’s great for potlucks or as a side for lunch or dinner. And it’s so easy to make! Many recipes I've seen for this kind of salad use granulated sugar as the sweetener, but I decided to use honey instead.

Shoepeg corn is one of the main ingredients in this salad, but it can be a little hard to find at the grocery store! I had to do some searching, but finally found it on the top shelf in the canned veggie section.

Before I made this salad, I didn’t know exactly what shoepeg corn was. After looking on the web, I learned that, back before the Civil War, this certain type of corn was called “Shoepeg Corn” because of its peg-like shape.

SHOEPEG CORN SALAD With HONEY DRESSING
Recipe details
  • 8  Servings
  • Prep time: 30 Minutes Cook time: 0 Minutes Total time: 30 min
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Ingredients
For the Salad:
  • 3 (11-ounce) cans white shoepeg corn
  • 1 (15-ounce) can sweet green peas, drained
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
  • 4 green onions, finely chopped (chop both the white onion part and the stems)
  • 3 stalks of celery, chopped
  • 1 (4-ounce) jar chopped pimiento, drained
For the Honey Dressing:
  • 1/2 cup honey (or substitute granulated sugar)
  • 1/2 cup light olive oil
  • 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
Instructions

In large bowl, add first six ingredients (corn, peas, bell pepper, green onions, celery, pimientos); set aside.
In clean glass jar with lid, combine all the ingredients for the dressing and, with lid tightly on, shake mixture until all ingredients are blended together well.
Pour dressing over vegetable mixture in large bowl and mix well, until all vegetables are coated with dressing.
Cover and chill in refrigerator overnight. Serve cold.
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