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While corn is always readily available in the US, Summer is definitely corn season. Like a lot my recipes lately, I have been inspired by the produce at my local farmers market. I go without a list, and just pick up what looks good. This past weekend, there was an abundance of corn that looked amazing and I picked up a few too many ears. With a couple ears left over I mixed up a bowl of sweet, spicy, and zesty corn salsa.

Step one is to roast the salsa. I roasted it in the oven, then put it under the broiler until the it started to char. This can also be done on the grill.

Once the corn has cooled down, I cut the kernels off the ear and throw them in a bowl.

Then sprinkle in some lime juice…

What makes up the rest of the salsa is more or less a pico de gallo: onion, tomato, jalapeno, garlic, and cilantro. I chopped everything up and tossed them together with the corn.

You can serve the salsa right away, but I like to let it sit for a couple hours so that the flavors all meld together.

I will eat this salsa with anything. Its wonderful on chips, but also on tacos, fish, flank steak, you name it.

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Do you think there is anyone out there who doesn’t like chips and salsa? I am sure there is, but I can’t imagine my life without the tasty pair. Thank you Mexico for this lovely import!

To make this salsa a bit more interesting I decided to throw the veggies in the oven and roast them instead of using them in their raw state, like most pico de gallos. I quartered up 2 tomatoes and an onion then tossed them and a couple garlic cloves with olive oil and a bit of salt and pepper. Once roasted, I threw the veggies in a food processor with a chipotle pepper (from the can), cilantro, and lime juice and pulsed until almost smooth but with some texture.

What I ended up with was this sweet, smokey, and a little spicy salsa that was absolutely delicious. We served the salsa to a group of our friends who have very discerning pallets and they completely cleaned the bowl.

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Roasted Corn Salsa

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