Fw: Avocado and Corn Salsa

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clint

12/10/2006 11:59:49 AM

 

Avocado and Corn Salsa

 

Avocado and Corn Salsa

 

Makes 2 to 3 cups

 

1 ripe avocado, cut into 1/4-inch dice

2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 ripe red tomato, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch dice

1 ear sweet corn, shucked

1 scallion, both white and green parts, trimmed and finely chopped, or 3

tablespoons diced sweet onion

1 to 2 jalapeño peppers or serrano peppers, seeded and minced (for a hotter

salsa, leave the seeds in)

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground black pepper

 

1. Place the avocado in the bottom of a nonreactive mixing bowl and gently

toss it with 2 tablespoons of the lime juice. Spoon the tomato on top of the

avocado.

 

2. Cut the kernels off the corn. The easiest way to do this is to lay the

cob flat on a cutting board and remove the kernels using lengthwise strokes

of a chef's knife. Add the corn kernels to the mixing bowl. The salsa can be

prepared to this stage up to 2 hours ahead. Refrigerate it, covered.

 

3. Just before serving, add the jalapeño(s) and cilantro to the mixing bowl

and gently toss to mix. Taste for seasoning, adding more lime juice as

necessary and season with salt and pepper to taste; the salsa should be

highly seasoned.

 

Note: To determine the ripeness of an avocado, give it the " Charmin test " ; the

flesh should be gently yielding when the sides are squeezed.