• Home
  • Recipes
    • Search All Recipes
    • Recipe Round-Ups
  • Lifestyle
    • Outside the Kitchen
    • Kitchen Tips & Gifts
  • Weekly Meal Plans
  • More
    • About
    • Work With Me!
    • Contact
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

Framed Cooks

My life. One recipe at a time.

Want every new recipe delivered right to your email inbox?

Sign Me Up!
Recipes » Grilled Steak with Fresh Corn Tomato Salsa

Grilled Steak with Fresh Corn Tomato Salsa

By Kate Morgan Jackson

Jump to Recipe

This recipe for grilled steak with fresh corn tomato salsa will add some zing to your next grilled supper!

spicy steak with corn salsa

I have two very important things to say before I get to the how-to on this recipe for grilled steak with fresh corn tomato salsa.  

The first is: RED ALERT: CORN SEASON IS ALMOST HALFWAY OVER!

Which means I am digging out every recipe I own that calls for fresh corn and making it one more time before they turn the corn bin at our farm market completely over to pumpkins and apples.  

I know, I know, frozen corn….but it’s not the saaaaaame.

And the second is this: Every time I make steak with a dry rub, I wonder why I don’t always make steak with a dry rub.  

It’s so easy, and it’s all the steak goodness with this rich, wonderful flavor grilled right into the outside of the steak.  This recipe for spicy steak with corn salsa addresses both of these important issues.

First, the corn salsa.  I repeat, the corn is as high as an elephant’s eye right now, but the pumpkins will be here before we know it, so it’s use it or lose it time.  Let’s use it!

corn in a corn field

As always, I always do like to show you a picture of a beautiful field of Vermont corn!

Here’s how you make grilled steak with fresh corn tomato salsa!

Grab yourself a few of those sweet ears of summer corn, husk them and paint them with a little olive oil and lay them on a hot grill for about 10 minutes or so, just until a few kernels here and there are starting to char.

When the corn is cool enough to handle, cut the kernels up with a paring knife and toss them up with some cherry tomatoes, a little lime juice and some parsley.  

You can leave things just as they are now, or you can shake in a little hot sauce to jazz things up a bit.  Totally your call.

Once your salsa is finished, it’s time to dry rub your steak.  A dry rub is a conglomeration of spices and sometimes sugars that you mix together and yes, rub onto steak or other meat, poultry or fish to give it a kick of flavor.  

It’s the same concept as a marinade, but with a more intense flavor.  You can make or buy any number of dry rubs, and once you start experimenting with them it’s hard to go back to plain old steak again…just warning you here.

This particular dry rub is mainly spicy, but does have a teeny bit of brown sugar in it – the sugar will caramelize once the steak goes on the grill to give the edges of your steak slices a perfect, perfect taste and texture.

Once you’ve stirred all your spices together, lay your steak out flat on a piece of foil and generously press and rub the dry rub all over it.  Both sides and the edges – use all of it.  

I like to drizzle a teeny bit of olive oil over the steak after the dry rub is on it, and then rub it again.  Your fingers are going to look all kinds of wonky once this is over, but I promise you they will wash back up to normal.

Now pop that gorgeous, dry-rubbed steak on the grill for about 3-4 minutes per side for medium rare, and then you know the rule – it HAS to sit for 10 minutes under foil before you slice into it.  

I know.  Agonizing.

Now slice it, lay the slices on a platter or individual plates, and ladle the corn salsa on top.

grilled steak with fresh corn tomato salsa

Juicy, tender, super-flavorful steak and all the veggies you could ever want, all on one very happy plate.  

So…corn.  Dry rub.  You know what to do!

Want to round out your meal? This recipe pairs well with...

easy wedge salad bitesWedge Salad Bites
Coconut Rice PilafCoconut Rice Pilaf
Print
grilled steak with fresh corn tomato salsa

Grilled Steak with Fresh Corn Tomato Salsa


  • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 18 minutes
  • Total Time: 33 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Grill
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe

Description

This recipe for grilled steak with fresh corn tomato salsa will add some zing to your next grilled supper! 


Ingredients

For the salsa

  • 4 ears corn, husked
  • Olive oil for basting
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, cut in halves or quarters
  • Juice from one lime
  • Chopped parsley
  • A few shakes of hot sauce (optional)

For the steak

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 2 pound flank steak (or thereabouts – can be a little bigger or a little smaller)
  • Olive oil for drizzling

Instructions

  1. Heat grill to high. Baste corn with olive oil and grill, turning occasionally until kernels are starting to char. Cool until you can handle it, and then cut the kernels off with a paring knife.
  2. Mix together with the other salsa ingredients and set aside.
  3. Mix all the dry rub ingredients together. Lay the steak out on a piece of foil and rub the spice mixture vigorously onto both sides and the edges. Drizzle with a little olive oil and rub again.
  4. Place on the hot grill for 3-4 minutes per side for medium rare. Let rest under foil for 10 minutes.
  5. Slice, cover generously with the salsa and serve!

Notes

Need to add something to your kitchen equipment to make this recipe? Below are some of the items we used in the Framed Cooks kitchen to help cook this up. These are affiliate links to things we use and love, which helps to pay for all that bacon I keep buying!

Equipment

Image of J.K. Adams Cutting Board

J.K. Adams Cutting Board

Buy Now →
Image of Paring Knife

Paring Knife

Buy Now →
Image of Basting Brush

Basting Brush

Buy Now →
Image of Mixing Bowls

Mixing Bowls

Buy Now →
3259.2 g909.4 mg11.5 g3.8 g0 g21.5 g3.3 g35.8 g90.7 mg

Did you try this recipe?

Tag @FramedCooks on Facebook and tell us how it came out!

Updated (and made even more delicious!) from a previously published Framed Cooks post!

22 shares
  • Facebook8
  • Twitter
  • Yummly
Kate Morgan Jackson

Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  And if you make this recipe, I would love you to tag @FramedCooks on Instagram so I can see the deliciousness!as seen in logos

Know someone who would love this recipe?
Click here to email them the link!

Published on August 18, 2020

Good for: Dinner Party, Grilling Favorites, Labor Day, Southern Husband's Favorites

Last Post:
Egg In A Hole BLT Sandwiches
Next Post:
Crustless Tomato Ricotta Tart

I'D LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD RATE THIS RECIPE
(AND COMMENTS ARE WONDERFUL TOO!) Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe rating ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

Comments

Want a photo beside your name? Go to Gravatar.com, sign up for a free account, and upload a photo. It's super easy!

  1. Theresa Murphy says

    August 20, 2020 at 7:08 am

    Omigosh! I want to try that rub on some thick Iowa pork chops! Have you tried subbing in any different chili powders? I have discovered the deliciousness that is Ancho chili powder. A little hit of zippy heat but certainly not enough to melt your lips off. I think you could handle it, Kate. I’m a hot-spice wimp, too. :) Your corn salsa looks so pretty! Now all we need is a nice big baked potato sitting alongside all that yummy-ness!

    Reply
    • Kate Morgan Jackson says

      August 20, 2020 at 1:01 pm

      You know, I haven’t (because I am a spice wimp) but I am now going to give that Ancho a try! And yes, a baked potato always makes everything better! :)

      Reply

Hi, I’m Kate! I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover. I’m so glad you’re here!

If you want to know more….

Want to round out your meal? This recipe pairs well with...

easy wedge salad bitesWedge Salad Bites
Coconut Rice PilafCoconut Rice Pilaf

STILL HUNGRY? CHECK OUT MY LATEST RECIPE VIDEOS!

These recipes are trending up! Come see what the excitement is about!

  • Pastina with Egg and Cheese, Otherwise Known As Comfort Food
  • Fresh Mint Tea
  • Julia Child's Filet Of Sole
  • Grandpa's Coca-Cola Ribs
  • Pasta with Buttered Egg Sauce

These recipes are trending up! Come see what the excitement is about!

  • Pastina with Egg and Cheese, Otherwise Known As Comfort Food
  • Fresh Mint Tea
  • Julia Child's Filet Of Sole
  • Grandpa's Coca-Cola Ribs
  • Pasta with Buttered Egg Sauce

Want every new recipe delivered right to your email inbox?

  • Home
  • Starters
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert
  • Contact
Terms of Use • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2022 Framed Cooks
All photographs © FramedCooks and may not be used for any purpose without written permission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.