Summer Corn Salad
Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 08:00AM 
Every summer, we go up to my husband's family's place in New Hampshire for some R & R and family socializing. Their place is summer communal living at its finest. Dinner is rarely set for fewer than 25 people, and there are at least three expeditions a day into town for ice cream. Last summer, I was up there with Emi, who was teeny-tiny, and my parents, who Jordy's family graciously hosted for a few weeks so they could hang out with the new baby in a space that wasn't my closet-like apartment. My mom made this recipe for dinner on one particularly busy weekend, and I still get calls and emails from people who were lucky enough to be there for that dinner asking for the recipe. This salad contains raw corn, which highlights the sweetness and juiciness of the corn. Folks, don't even try this during the spring, fall, or winter. This here is a full-on summer recipe. And since the days of fresh corn are winding down, you best get it in quickly.
Fresh Corn Salad
Ingredients:
8 ears of corn, shucked and kernels removed (like when you had braces--just stand it up on a plate and cut the kernels off. If you want to get super fancy, stick the pointy end in the hole of a bundt pan, and let the pan catch the kernels)
juice and zest from 2 limes
1 red pepper, diced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeds removed and finely chopped (you can add more or less to taste)\
2 scallions, well-washed and sliced thinly
salt to taste (I used about 1t)
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in your prettiest bowl. Serve immediately, or refrigerate (salad will keep for about 3 days).
cooks 
Reader Comments (3)
I happen to summer in NH often myself with my in-laws! Living in Fresno (central CA) we have wonderful corn grown at CSU Fresno and I make a corn salsa recipe which is very similar- just add a little olive oil, lemon juice, cilantro, garlic and avocado chunks for a very refreshing salsa. Great on chicken and fish!
yum, jen, that sounds awesome! i don't know why more people don't eat their corn raw--it is SO good that way!
Did you know that corn really was never meant to be eaten raw? I was just reading an article that said corn has been genetically altered and grown to be more "mass friendly" but in its original form, it was only good when ground... crazy how humans manipulate everything for consumption. Although on this food item- I am totally glad they did :)