Fresh Corn Avocado Tomato Salsa

Here’s what you’ll need to prepare this tasty corn salsa:

Fresh sweet corn – Summer corn is the best, but in a pinch you can substitute steamed frozen corn.

A just-ripe avocado

Grape tomatoes – Feel free to substitute any tomatoes you like.

A jalapeno pepper – For more spice you can use two peppers. For less heat, use an Anaheim pepper.

Half a red onion – You could also use a sweet yellow onion like a Vidalia. See my tip below for tempering the strong onion flavor.

Fresh lime juice

Salt and pepper

Chopped fresh chives

You can make this recipe your own, and add whatever other ingredients you love or have on hand: black beans or garbanzos or Anaheim chiles or serrano chiles or edamame or cilantro or fresh basil or bell peppers, etc.

Chop half the onion very finely.

Pro Tip: I sometimes find raw onion a little too strong for my tastes. To temper the onion a bit, chop it finely and then soak it in ice water.

Drain the onion on paper towels before adding it to the salsa. This step eliminates the strong excess “juice,” and the onion is pleasantly mild and crispy.

Remove the corn kernels from the fresh corn on the cob.

Pro Tip: If you haven’t tried a nifty curved corn cutter (that’s an affiliate link) for quickly zipping corn off the cob, you will love it! You can also you can cut the kernels with a sharp knife.

Finally, here’s how to steam the corn to just-picked perfection. Put the kernels in a heatproof bowl with a tablespoon of water and a sprinkle of salt, cover partially and microwave on High for 60 seconds.

Stir and cook on High again for 60 seconds. (Microwaves vary, so you may need another short burst or two.) The corn will be lightly steamed and perfectly crisp-tender.

Combine the rest of the ingredients, stir gently to combine, and serve.

For scooping, they might not be as traditional as tortilla chips but I LOVE the Fritos scoop chips. Do you?

All this talk of chips and dip is making me hungry! Shall we get cooking?

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