Creamy Corn Salad -

Corn salad is all I can think about right now. Specifically, this Creamy Corn Salad is all I can think about right now.

It’s all I dream about.

It’s so dang hot outside, it’s the only thing that sounds halfway appetizing.

This Creamy Corn Salad checks all the boxes, too. It’s creamy (as the name implies), refreshing, and crispy. On top of all of that, it’s incredibly easy to make.

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Choosing Your Corn

There are several different varieties of corn, but only one works best in this recipe: fresh sweet corn.

You could probably use frozen or canned corn, but it won’t taste the same. There’s nothing quite like fresh sweet corn in the summertime.

Mid-to-late summer is the best time to buy fresh corn. If you can get it from a local farmer or farmers market, I highly recommend doing so.

The corn I used in this Creamy Corn Salad came from a farm called Nowakowski Farms in McLoud, Oklahoma. People line up for hours to get their corn when it goes on sale! It’s some of the sweetest I’ve ever had.

Making the Creamy Corn Salad

This Creamy Corn Salad uses minimal ingredients, which I prefer so the corn can shine.

All you really need is an onion (or shallots, like I used here), red bell pepper, sour cream, mayonnaise, and a few spices.

I like seasoning it simply with salt, pepper and sweet paprika. The salt and paprika bring out the sweetness of the corn.

This Creamy Corn Salad is meant to be a basic corn salad, so you can add ingredients as you see fit. Jalapenos, bacon and cilantro would go really well in this dish.

Enjoy!