How’s summer treating ya?
I’m totally loving this time of the year but it’s hard to maintain all the excitement throughout the day due to the fact that it has been pouring down rain every single day.
Even more impossible to go out and grill. So I’m bringing summer onto my plate from the coziness and comfort of my dull and dark kitchen.
Shucking fresh corn, slicing through yummy corn kernels, eating it all by the fistful definitely brings back so many childhood memories.
Except in those memories, there weren’t any corn kernel clean-ups involved. There’s a trick to slicing corn kernels and collecting it all into a bundt pan, but I don’t own one. And if you do, you need to try this trick.
It’ll save you precious time and skin moisturizer due to the need of recuperating your hands from all the clean-ups. Trust me, you don’t want to spend your summer collecting strayed corn kernels all over the kitchen.
You can definitely grill a lot of ingredients here, but I love the idea of savoring fresh summer ingredients in every morsel. A little bit of sweetness from corn, a bite of onion, a hint of warmth from toasted cumin.
This salsa is different. There’s texture and robust flavors. It’s not a soggy salsa, or a salsa that would make any chips way too soggy.
Apparently, soggy food makes my head spin. That is not a good thing, my friend. But this salsa is, so go and make it.
Ingredients:
- 3 ears of fresh corn
- 1/2 heaping cup of grape tomatoes
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 green chilies (or 1 jalapeno), finely diced
- zest of 1 lime
- juice of 1/2 lime
- 1/2 tsp toasted cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp black salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 heaping tbsp chopped cilantro
Directions:
- Slice kernels from fresh corn. Add all ingredients into a huge bowl. Toss and serve immediately with chips and icy cold beverage.
Hope your week is off to a great start. If its pouring down rain, don’t allow it to damper your appetite for a delicious summer indulgence 🙂
Do you have any kitchen tips/tricks to share?
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So appetizing, colorful and refreshing! A delightful summer salsa.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — thanks friend 🙂
What a fresh and tasty salsa, ideal for parties, games, and picnics on summer days. Love it!
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yum! love the newspaper texture too
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Fresh salsa is perfect and yes and the cleanup is not:)…but so so worth it.
Ash — ditto!
Hi Kiran,
This looks so fresh and yum. I make something very similar to this. I love sweet corn that’s grilled. I need to update my grill. It’s broken.
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Hi Asmita — i love grilling corn too but its raining cats and dogs everyday and all i want is corn, grilled or without. hope you get your grill mended soon 🙂
You’re killing me, I’m so hungry! Summer treats me too good and sometimes I forget to eat 🙂
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This corn salsa looks so refreshing! Love the spice the two green chillies will add 🙂
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Shashi — thanks and yes, can’t skip green chilies or jalapenos in salsa 🙂
Loved the 3rd snap!!! Salad looks summery. Tell me about the rain…we too got too much rain this year compared to last year here in Ohio.
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Shibi — thank you so much! and yes, the rain just wouldn’t stop. Sigh 😀
Salsa is a daily snack for me so I’m pretty sure I could inhale this in one sitting… gorgeous, summery clicks! 🙂
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Kiran this corn salsa is wonderful!!! There is so many ways we would use it… Love that it has some heat to it from the jalapeños!
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Christy — thanks my dear. salsa is never complete without heat 🙂
Your corn salsa screams summer Kiran, even if you guys are having rain. Love how vibrant and pretty this looks. YUM! 🙂 Have a great week!
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This looks great! Can’t wait try it! Lovely ingredients!
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So beautiful! I can’t get enough fresh corn this time of year 😉
I’m going to try your recipe on some grilled chicken and I may just make myself an icy drink like the one in your photo!
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Patty — thanks so much, friend! i love your idea about pairing this with grilled chicken. An icy drink on the side is just what the doctor ordered 😉
Enjoy!
I love your fresh corn salsa on rainy days. It’s been too hot and sunny out here so I’ve done my fair share of grilling. 😉 I think it’ll be nice for a change with this fresh corns treat! Hope you’ll get some sun shine your way soon.
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I love this corn salsa, it looks so fresh and fabulous! Great colorful summer dish and recipe, thanks for sharing Kiran 🙂
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Oh and that is on gorgeous plate. Those colors. Wow!
CQuek — thank you so much 🙂
Salsa is not the word we hear often in Europe (unless we go to one of the rare Mexican restaurants), so for me it looks like a wonderful summer salad! Canned corn is a part of my non-leaf and leaf salads all year round, so it’s time to try fresh corn too! I love the idea of serving it raw (I have recently only discovered how good green long beans are raw! nothing in common with the ones I have blanched).
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Sissi — salad or salsa, it’s equally delish! best with fresh corn 🙂
I wish we were in the midst of summer with a bowl of this in front of me! 😀
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Pouring rain?! BOO!! Hopefully it gets better soon. This salsa looks fabulous!!
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I could eat this everyday! i love corn and to be able to dip and eat it makes it even more fun and appealing. The pictures are just beautiful
Jessica — me too. and thanks, friend 🙂
Yummm such delicious looking corn salsa! I must give this recipe a try…nothing better than fresh salsa.
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Kiran, the salsa looks refreshing and inviting. Gorgeous pictures. The green background is amazing. Such beautiful placement..
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A very tasty and appetizing salsa!
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We’ve had a ton of rain this Summer, too, but this week is looking good so far! Yay for sunshine! Also, I’ll take a giant bowl of this corn salsa please!!!
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I just love corn salsa but find that sometimes chips are overkill. Often all I need is a spoon. 🙂
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Love this! I’m definitely trying this since we’re on a corn kick.
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i need a bowl or two of this.
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Robust and fresh flavors and no need to cook the ingredients, this is right up my alley now!
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Absolutely stunning photos for this scrumptious corn salsa, Kiran! Everyone needs a good recipe for this during the summer, and yours looks so delicious and easy!
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Georgia — thanks friend! i love fresh uncooked salsa. it’s just that time of the year where everything tastes extra delish that way 🙂
I’m with you, I hate soggy food, especially soggi rotis or bread. Thanks for sharing the trick!
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This looks extremely appetizing !
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Fresh salsa is so perfect, crispy clean and delicious 😀
Cheers
CCU
P.S I will not be commenting for around 4 weeks to prepare for my exams – see you in a month 🙂
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Looks delicious this corn salsa…and so refreshing!
Hope you are having a lovely week Kiran 😀
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Lovely recipe! I like corn by itself or in any dish I’ve ever had it in. This salsa looks terrific – I’ve made corn salsa before, but it’s been years. Truly nice – thanks.
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John — thanks friend, and you need to make corn salsa soon 🙂
One of my all time favourite summer salads
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Yes, what is with the rain lately?! Gosh, I am so tired of it. I know I constantly say this, but OMG I LOVE THESE PHOTOS! I really admire your ability to tell a story with your photographs.
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Kiersten — thanks so much my friend. and i hope the rain just stop. now 😀
My family is big on salsas and chips! My son can work his way through a whole jar of spicy salsa. Your corn salsa looks great and definitely worth the corn shucking. I put a small bowl over turned inside a big bowl and cut the corn. The kernels all fall around the small bowl into the big one. Seems to work. I should try the bundt pan way.
Nazneen
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Nazneen — great tip! thanks for sharing 🙂
Gorgeous post as per usual Kiran! Love, love the food styling. Just beautiful 🙂 I make a salad that’s similar to this myself. I usually serve it with some guacamole and sour cream too, mmm! xx
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Laura — thanks so much sweetie 🙂
The bundt pan trick helps, but because the tube you set the cob on is the same height as the rim of the pan a lot of kernels still go flying. I use a very large bowl with a glass set upside down un the center. The glass should come to about two inches from the top rim of the bowl. Set the cob (stem end down) on the glass then slice the kernels off. Make sure the glass is tall enough that you don’t ding your blade on the side of the bowl, but not so tall that the kernels go asunder. GREG
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Greg — i guess that’s true. thanks for a great tip 🙂
looks so delicious Kiran. Love corn salsa… it reminds me of Chipotle. 🙂
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Nisha — thanks sweetie 🙂
Love fresh corn salsa. Very colorful and appetizing. Like your styling too 🙂
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No rain here, but I would love to make a giant bowl of this gorgeous corn salsa anyways! No kitchen tricks to share off the top of my head, but now you’ve got me thinking….Hope you get some dry weather soon 🙂
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EA — thank you so much. rain or shine, there’s nothing stopping us from enjoying salsa 🙂
Kiraaaaaaaan ! Just a simple Corn Salsa but how you turned it to be a bowl full of sunshine, rainbow and festivity ! The more your dreamy pictures kill me, the more I love you 🙂
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Yum salsa. This reminds me of corn bhel my Gujju neighbor used to make with lots of namkeen and other fried stuff. This is much more healthy and refreshing too! 🙂
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Well.. we are in Winter here but I guess it’s going okay! What a great salsa 🙂 I’m having a tomato salsa with my burritos tonight!
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Corn salsa sounds so perfect for those rainy day snacking. It has been raining here in Mumbai too and I would love to have that salsa and watch the heavens showering the blessing 🙂
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What a perfect meal for a hot Summer day! Love it – so vibrant and refreshing! Pinned.
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These pictures really do look like summertime! You captured this delicious-looking salsa beautifully 🙂 My stomach is growling!
Mary — aww, thank you so so much! hope you tamed the growling stomach 😀
this looks colourful and refreshing.. I love corn 🙂 As usual nice clicks 🙂
Sowmya — thank you so much!
If you don’t have a bundt pan, just put a smaller bowl upside down in a large bowl. Slice down the ear of corn, and you should be able to catch all of the kernels. It’s so annoying when they go flying everywhere! 🙂 Love the colors of this salsa.
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