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Raw Corn with Walnuts, Mint, and Chiles

Sweet raw corn kernels tossed with toasted walnuts, ice-crisped scallions, mint and minced chile, dressed with lime and olive oil and finished with shredded pecorino, in the spirit of Mexican street corn.

  • YieldServes 4 as a first course
  • Hands-on24 min
  • Total44 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2ears sweet corn, husked, kernels sliced off into a bowl
  • 40 gwalnuts, lightly toasted and roughly chopped, about 1/3 cup
  • 2small fresh hot chiles such as jalapeño, seeded, ribs removed, minced; use 1 for gentle heat
  • 4scallions, trimmed, including 1 cm of the green tops, sliced on a sharp bias, soaked in ice water for 20 minutes and drained very well
  • 10 gmint leaves, a small handful
  • ½lime, juiced
  • to tastekosher salt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 60 mlextra-virgin olive oil, 1/4 cup, plus more to taste
  • 25 gPecorino Romano cheese, shredded, about 1/4 cup

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Walnut
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Corn (maize)
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Crunchy

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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