Corn Salad

My neighbor brought over some corn salad soon after they moved in.  Since she doesn't make it from a recipe, she just told me what was in it.  I promptly forgot about it since it was in the middle of winter.  Now that fresh corn is in the stores, I found a version in Susan Branch's Summer Book.  Here is MY version of it.



4 ears of white corn or 3 cups frozen, cooked        
1/2 bell pepper chopped, (any or all colors)
1/4 cup diced red onion        
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro

Dressing:
1/4 cup olive oil                          3-4 tablespoons lime/lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika     1 small garlic clove, minced
salt and pepper to taste

Cook the corn in the microwave. (See ** below)  After you have de-husked the corn, put into a bowl of cool water, while you chop the remaining ingredients.  Remove the corn when it has cooled, and cut the kernels off the cob.  Prepare dressing by combining ingredients in a jar.

Toss corn with remaining ingredients.  Pour dressing over and refrigerate several hours or until chilled.

**To microwave corn on the cob, check out this video.

Easy way to remove husk from corn

With lots of fresh corn on the cob in the markets now, it's the perfect time to watch this video from youtube and file it away.

The gentleman shows how he easily gets rid of (most) of the silk and the husk all at the same time.

Click here to see video:
Easy way to remove husk from corn

Place on a plate and microwave 4 minutes for each ear.
To make it even easier,  slice off the end before cooking.

Slice off the end, including
at least one row of kernels.  

Looks like this after removing husk and silk.

Ready to eat in less than 10 minutes.