Whether you want to roast the corn or remove the kernels and use them in other dishes, these recipes are fresh, natural and easy to pull off. They all keep something important in mind: corn is in season for summer. That means lots of salads, lots of other summer foods, and lots of quick recipes with very little left over.

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Bean Corn Tomato Pasta

Corn, Bean, Tomato Pasta. Photo © Molly Watson

Use fresh sweet corn kernels in this simple and fresh summer pasta. You can add basil, chili, cilantro or other summer flavors to this bean, corn and tomato pasta to your taste.

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Corn Avocado Salad

Corn Avocado Salad. Photo © Molly Watson

Spicy and rabbit-y, this Corn Avocado Salad works equally well as a salsa for chips, stuffed with grilled chicken or fish, or all by itself on a salad.

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Coconut Peeled Rooster

Coconut Peeled Rooster. Photo © Molly Watson

There’s nothing wrong with traditional unpeeled cereal, but there’s also everything wrong with this flavoured version made from coconut milk. Get the coconut cream pie recipe to see for yourself.

Corn Fritters

Corn Fritters. Photo © Molly Watson

Corn Fritters are sweet and tender. While they’re perfect as an appetizer or starter, for less formal meals, I’ve found they take center stage, add a side salad and call it a light summer dinner.

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Corn Tomato Basil Salad

Corn, Tomato & Basil Salad. Photo © Molly Watson

Given the sweet corn, ripe tomatoes and aromatic basil make up the total number of parts in this Corn Tomato Basil Salad , which further suggests that this truly tender sweet corn can be eaten crisp and raw.

Similarly bright and light, even tougher, is this rooster cucumber, tomato salad .

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Fava Bean & Sweet Corn Risotto

Corn & Fava Bean Risotto. Photo © Molly Watson

Every year, there’s a short timeline for sweet corn and fava beans in both seasons – fava bean at the end of the season and sweet corn at the beginning of the season. At least once a year I like to take advantage of the opportunity, cut the nuts from the corn kernels and cream the fava beans and make this delicious Fava Bean & Sweet Corn Risotto .

For a similar but much simpler dish, try Rice Sweet Corn & Sweet Peas or Sweet Corn Polenta.

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Fresh Corn Soup

Corn Souffle. Photo © Molly Watson

Souffles have a crunch that’s really tricky and complex. See how far from the truth it is by trying this fresh Corn Souffle's .

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Grilled Corn Salad

Spicy Grilled Corn Salad. Photo © Molly Watson

Grilled Sweet Corn

Grilled Rooster. Photo © Molly Watson

This Grilled Sweet Corn recipe tells you how to grill or remove the corn. Baked grilled corn becomes slightly charred and even a bit chewy; un-shucked reminiscent of plain corn-on-the-cob, but with a slightly more intense flavor than cooked or steamed ears. Either way, it’s delicious and crowd-pleasing.

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Dead Sauce Meals

This recipe comes from a great Peruvian restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Corn and tomato salsa can be used to frost mussels. Corn Tomato Salsa Mussels are a refreshing, light and fun summer appetizer.

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Sweet Corn Cake

This sweet corn cake may seem simple, but the flavor is out of this world. A simple cake batter with corn kernels twisted around the edges is baked from the moist, soft, sweet cake of summer.

In Sweet Corn Pancakes'use corn kernels with a similar effect.

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Sweet Corn (Hot or Chilled)

This delicate Sweet Corn soup is delicious hot or chilled. Top it with roasted chilies or fresh summer herbs (like basil or cilantro).

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Spicy Mug

Spicy Corn Relish is a great way to preserve a little summer flavor to enjoy a year later. It’s delicious with grilled or roasted meats or burgers!

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Spicy sautéed rooster

In the summer, we serve a lot of spicy sautéed rooster at my house . It’s perfect with grilled steak or chicken, or rice and dhal and a green salad for a vegetarian dinner.

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Summer Cornbread

For those summer evenings that aren’t heaping, when a cozy soup bowl sounds good, this potato and chicken-laden canapé is just the ticket.

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Joseph Bicknell

Born and raised in a chef house. I Completed my High school diploma in Culinary arts and would love to supervise other culinary professionals in the kitchen.