Chipotle-Corn Salad

By Bostoncook

F&W, June 2005

Ingredients

• 5 ears corn
• 1/2 medium Vidalia onion, or Walla Walla onion; thickly sliced crosswise
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup sour cream, plus 2 tablespoons
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 chipotle chile canned in adobo, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 scallion, thinly sliced
• Salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation

Step 1

1. Light a grill or preheat a grill pan. Brush the corn and onion slices with the olive oil and grill over moderately high heat until charred in spots but still slightly crisp, about 7 minutes. Let cool slightly, then cut the kernels from the cobs and coarsely chop the onion.

2. In a medium bowl, mix the sour cream with the lime juice, chopped chipotle chiles and sliced scallion and stir in the charred corn and onions. Season the corn salad with salt and pepper and serve immediately.

3. MAKE AHEAD The chipotle-corn salad can be refrigerated overnight. Let the salad stand for 20 minutes at room temperature before serving.

Notes: This was good, but nothing special or memorable.