Charred Corn Salad with Creamy Tomatillo Dressing

Ingredients:

Tomatillo Guacamole:

• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
• 6 to 8 tomatillos, husked and coarsely chopped (about 8 ounces)
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed, peeled and quartered
• 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled and diced
• 1/2 jalapeno, coarsely chopped with seeds
• 1/2 onion, coarsely chopped
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt

Charred Corn Salad:

• 6 ears fresh corn, shucked
• 2 tablespoons canola oil, to coat corn
• Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
• Juice from 3 limes
• 1 ripe avocado, diced
• 1 Fresno chile pepper, seeded and finely diced
• 1/2 small red onion, finely diced

Creamy Tomatillo Dressing:

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 3/4 cup crumbled cotija cheese

Instructions:

1. For the guacamole: Combine the cilantro, tomatillos, garlic, avocado, jalapeno, onion, lime juice, cumin and salt in a food processor or blender and pulse until combined. Set aside 1/2 cup of the guacamole for the creamy tomatillo dressing, and use remaining guacamole for another recipe.
2. For the charred corn salad: Preheat a grill pan over high heat. Brush or rub each ear of corn with the canola oil and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Grill the corn until it gets a nice char, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Set aside until cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes. Stand each ear stalk-end down, in a wide, shallow bowl and slice the kernels off using your knife.
3. Combine the corn kernels, lime juice, avocado, Fresno chiles and red onions in a large bowl.
4. For the creamy tomatillo dressing: Mix together the mayonnaise, 1/2 cup tomatillo guacamole, hot sauce, chili powder and cumin. Add to the corn salad and toss to combine.
5. Fold in the cilantro and crumbled cotija and season with salt.

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