Corn salsa is a refreshing, and somewhat spicy, way to enjoy summer’s bounty of fresh corn. I recommend pairing this salsa with crab cakes…
Ingredients for Corn Salsa:
2 ears of corn, preferably white, sweet corn
2 scallions, thinly sliced
4 slices jalapeno, chopped
1 large tomato, cut into small chunks
Chiffonade of 5 basil leaves
Juice of 1/2 lime
Extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt
Fresh ground pepper
Cut the corn from the cobs and place in a large bowl. Add the scallions, jalapeno, tomato, basil and lime juice. Mix together and taste before adding the desired amount of olive oil, salt and pepper.

Ingredients for Crab Cakes:
16 ounce container lump or jumbo lump crab meat
1 egg
Zest of 1 lemon
Sea salt
Fresh ground pepper
2/3 to 3/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
3 tablespoons butter
My recipe for crab cakes is very simple – no filler! In a large bowl, mix the crab and egg with a fork. Then, mix in the lemon zest as well as sea salt and pepper to taste. Add the bread crumbs last, using your hands to mix the ingredients and feel for the amount of bread crumbs necessary to bind the crab. Shape the mixture into 4 cakes, and chill on a plate in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes to set. Heat 3 tablespoons of butter in a nonstick pan. When the butter begins to foam, add the crab cakes and sauté until golden brown on each side (about 8 minutes total).
Plate the crab cakes topped with the salsa; or, serve the salsa in a flat serving dish alongside other summer favorites, such as slices of nectarine and mozzarella.

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