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Grilled Corn Salad with Chile and Lime

7/14/2020

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Grilled Corn Salad with Chile and Lime
Cool, creamy base with fresh, hot corn topped with pickled onions, chopped herbs, and spices -- oh yes!
Now is the time, my friends, wait no longer. Mid-summer is peak season for local corn, bursting with sweetness. I’ve been anxiously waiting for the right opportunity to make Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for Grilled Corn Salad with Chile and Lime, modeled after the elotes that may be bought from roadside stands in Latinx neighborhoods.

Elote, or Mexican street corn, is a cooked ear of corn, smeared with mayonnaise and crema, covered with crumbled cheese, and sprinkled with spices and fresh citrus. It’s meant to be eaten with your hands, while on the move.

This salad keeps all the best parts and serves the dish as a dinnertime side. We paired this with traditional American BBQ – exceptionally delicioso!
Grilled Corn Salad with Chile and Lime
We swapped parsley for cilantro -- you do you!
As an exceptionally pale person of Mayo-American heritage, I am well-versed in the use of mayonnaise in our culinary culture – potato salad, cole slaw, macaroni salad, on and on. (Although I cast side-eye at ambrosia or any fruit salad recipe calling for mayo. Something something a bridge too far.)
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Even still, combining the corn with mayo and sour cream in this recipe seemed like a lot. I’m here now to say – it’s just right. And absolutely scrumptious when served cold on a hot summer’s night. Yummm.
Grilled Corn Salad with Chile and Lime
Grilled Corn Salad with Chile and Lime
Grilled Corn Salad with Chile and Lime
Grilled Corn Salad with Chile and Lime
Find this awesome recipe from Smitten Kitchen here. 

Yes, the pandemic is still with us, demanding that we pay attention and take it seriously. I do, and hope you are taking all the necessary precautions. Nevertheless, I find myself dreaming of better days. 
As this is a Mexican-inspired dish, I thought we'd find inspiration in Mexican jazz from contemporary singer Magos Herrera. Please enjoy. 
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