• Fresh Corn Salad

  Filed under Salads
  Aug 20
  
  I picked up some fresh corn a few weeks back and didn’t quite know what I wanted to do with it. Growing up, we had a lot of fresh vegetables from the garden in the summer, but with corn, it was mostly just served as corn on the cob. I never complained, because my dad grew the tastiest vegetables, and I always looked forward to dinner from the garden, and I do love corn on the cob. For some reason, when I was thinking about this corn, I wanted to do something different than the normal corn on the cob. So I set out to find a recipe.

  It seems like I always start at the internet these days. Maybe it is because most of the time when I am planning, I am at work without my cookbooks. So, intent on finding a good corn recipe, I started with a google search – fresh corn salad. Of the 10 results that came up on the front page, 5 of them were for the same recipe, reprinted on different websites. I figured this had to be a good recipe.

  I think this might be the first recipe from The Barefoot Contessa that I have made. I was really excited for this, but unfortunately, neither my husband or I were impressed. It was just sort of bland to us. Maybe it was the corn – that is the excuse I am using for this. Maybe it wasn’t full-of-flavor-best-of-the-season corn. Regardless, I probably won’t make this again, even though it seems like many others have loved it. Oh well – you win some, you lose some!!

  Fresh Corn Salad
  from The Barefoot Contessa

  5 ears of corn, shucked
  1/2 cup small-diced red onion (1 small onion)
  3 tablespoons cider vinegar
  3 tablespoons good olive oil
  1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  1/2 cup julienned fresh basil leaves

  In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the corn for 3 minutes until the starchiness is just gone. Drain and immerse it in ice water to stop the cooking and to set the color. When the corn is cool, cut the kernels off the cob, cutting close to the cob.

  Toss the kernels in a large bowl with the red onions, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Just before serving, toss in the fresh basil. Taste for seasonings and serve cold or at room temperature.

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  10 Comments

10 Responses to “Fresh Corn Salad”

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   Quellia said on August 20th, 2007 at 7:49 pm

   I think I’ll have to agree with you on the corn – that should have been a very tasty salad!

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   Cynthia said on August 21st, 2007 at 1:39 am

   I love the crunch one gets from fresh corn. I can just imagine how flavourful the salad was.

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   Nirmala said on August 21st, 2007 at 2:58 am

   Isn’t summer corn the best? Love it and love this recipe.

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   Patricia Scarpin said on August 21st, 2007 at 3:34 pm

   I’m sorry to know you didn’t like the result, Deb – I love corn!

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   Belinda said on August 21st, 2007 at 6:00 pm

   At the very least, it was healthy, and you tried something new! Fresh corn is a favorite of mine too. And if its any consolation, your salad looks fantastic, and sounds delicious to me. You always post the most interesting and enticing recipes.

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   Mandy said on August 21st, 2007 at 6:03 pm

   believe it or not, I was almost going to make the exact same salad! Then I saw your review. I think I will use the one from Cooklight Aug07 for dinner tomorrow…

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   Kelly-Jane said on August 21st, 2007 at 8:36 pm

   It looks so pretty, I hope it was just that particulkar corn that made it not quite what you’d have liked.

   Ina does sauteed corn in one of her books, and it’s so simple and so good!

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   Dolores said on August 21st, 2007 at 9:57 pm

   I find myself addicted to this season’s fresh corn. I’ll be trying your interpretation when my CSA box arrives later this week.

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   Judy said on August 22nd, 2007 at 3:54 pm

   I have made this very salad many times, and I just love it. I brought a big huge bowl of it to a family dinner one time, but amazingly, I was the only one who ate any! Different strokes, I guess.

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    Tartelette said on August 23rd, 2007 at 9:19 pm

    I love that kind of salad. I add balck beans to mine and some chopped cilantro. This one looks delicious!

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