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Fresh Corn Salad

There really is nothing tastier at this time of year, than freshly picked, freshly husked corn. It is so juicy and sweet that it is almost suitable for dessert. Of course we have lots of corn coming in from the garden at the moment. Country Boy planted several rows, and spaced them out by two weeks, so that we get a nice lot of corn every week or two. Our meals at this time of the year always contain corn or tomatoes, or (like this recipe) both.
I whipped this up to take to church a few weeks back, and it was delicious.



Fresh Corn Salad
Serves 10 people as a side dish.
Ingredients
6-8 corn cobs – husks and silks removed.
8 medium tomatoes (I used a variety of different types)
1 capsicum (I used red, but if all your tomatoes are red, green might look better)
1 spanish (purple) onion
1 bunch of mint.
1 lime
Olive oil
Salt and Pepper

Ingredients
1. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil.
2. Place the corn cobs into the boiling water and boil for 1 – 2 minutes.
3. Drain the corn and allow to cool.
4. Using a sharp knife, cut the kernels of corn off the cobs.
5. Dice the tomato and capsicum (removing the seeds and core of the capsicum first).
6. Finely dice the spanish onion.
7. Roughly chop the mint.
8. Place all chopped ingredients in a bowl.
9. Squeeze the lime over the top and drizzle with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
10. Gently toss all the ingredients together and serve.

With Autumn now here, we are soaking up the last of the summer produce while it lasts.

How do you like your corn?

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