We can prepare corn many different ways, but my personal go-to is grilling.

Like I’ve said a billion times before and I’ll proudly say it again, A regular here a good char. And there is only something notable about sweet corn with a little grill char! Only don’t overdo it on the “char” part… it could genuinely ruin things. 🙂

For this Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salsa Gather:

fresh sweet corn
extra light olive oil
juice of a large lime
juice from a small lemon
chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
kosher salt
garlic
honey
black beans
roma tomatoes
red onion
cilantro

Start by brushing all sides of 6 ears of corn with the tablespoon of light olive oil.

Plop them onto a especially hot grill, close the lid (turning every so often) for about 12-15 minutes. If you hear some corn a poppin’ it’s entirely the norm.

Juice the lemon and the lime, discard any seeds.

Add in 1/2 to 1 whole minced chipotle pepper.

Then a 1/2 to 1 full tablespoon of the adobo sauce.

Season with 1 couple teaspoons of kosher salt.

And mince up the 2 garlic cloves and throw those in as well. Garlic makes everything better… well, except your breath. But whatever.

Then add 1/2 teaspoon of honey, or to taste.

Lastly, pour in 1/4 cup olive oil.

Next, shake well and set it aside.

Then, by now the cob should be cool enough to handle.

Next, run a sharp knife down the corn cob to remove as much of the kernels as possible.

And then throw all that charred corn into a bowl.

Next, finely dice up 1/4 cup of red onion

Then remove the seeds and finely dice 2 Roma tomatoes.

Next drain and rinse 1 (15 ounce) can of black beans.

Then add all those ingredients along with 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro into the bowl with the corn.

Next, give it all a short toss.

Then drizzle in the chipotle citrus vinaigrette.

Next, give the grilled corn black bean salsa a final stir before serving. This salsa doesn’t need a single moment to marinate in the fridge. It’s actually pretty darn excellent right away served at room temperature with corn tortilla chips, on top of carnitas or only with a spoon!

Corn is in season my friends, so get on it and make this grilled corn black bean salsa!