Sweet Corn Salad With Buttermilk Vinaigrette by Kay Chun

This Kay Chun recipe appeared in a recent NYT piece featuring easy to make summer salads. Our friend, Amy Gold, introduced this absolutely DELICIOUS fresh corn salad to us. Sweet corn season is just weeks away!!

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yield: 6 to 8 servings)

• Kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal) and black pepper
• 8 ears fresh corn, shucked
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped dill
• 1 tablespoon minced shallot
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 small cucumbers (such as Kirby or Persian), quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced (2 cups)

DIRECTIONS:

1)  Set up a large bowl of ice water. In a pot of salted boiling water, blanch the corn until the raw flavor is gone and corn is bright yellow, 2 minutes. Drain and transfer corn to the ice water and let cool. Drain well, then cut kernels off the cobs. (You should have about 8 cups of kernels.) Discard cobs.

2)  In a large bowl, combine buttermilk, oil, sour cream, dill, shallot and garlic. Season with salt and pepper; whisk until smooth.

3)  Add corn and cucumbers to the dressing. Season with salt and pepper; toss to evenly coat. The salad can be made a few hours ahead and kept refrigerated. Bring to room temperature and toss well before serving.