Grilled Steak and Sweet Cherry Salad

This Grilled Steak Salad and Sweet Cherry Salad is the perfect summer salad - healthy, hearty, bursting with fresh, seasonal ingredients and loaded with tender, succulent steak!

It seems that every time I run into the grocery store at this time of the year, there's new summer produce, beautifully displayed and (always) calling my name. The corn has been sweet and tender and this week I noticed plump, shiny red cherries on sale. I was reminded that it's the perfect time to make this wonderful Grilled Steak and Sweet Cherry Salad!

Ingredients:

For the dressing:

• 2 cups tightly packed fresh basil leaves about ¼ pound
• ⅓ cup rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 clove garlic finely minced
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh lemongrass or lemongrass paste
• ¾ cup mild-flavored oil such as sunflower, grapeseed, avocado, vegetable or canola oil
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

For the corn:

• 3 ears fresh corn unhusked

For the steak:

• 1 ½