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Corn and Broccolini Salad with Miso Dressing




I don't plant much corn, but usually I get a beautiful photogenic crop... this year instead... just look at it!
I laughed aloud thinking that I could have told you that this was a heirloom variety of some sort of ancient Maya corn, but I will be honest: this is dreadful!

Still, I never get discouraged, and I hate wasting food. Not pretty? Never mind, it still tastes ok, and I could always match it with a good crop :-), like my broccolini!




So I made this salad: I boiled the corn, cut off the kernels that were pretty, added some steamed broccolini and dressed the lot with a miso dressing (just white miso paste thinned down with a little hot water). It was super yummy!


Photos and Recipes by Alessandra Zecchini ©







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  1. Hiperica di Lady BohemeMarch 9, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Una ricetta particolare e originale! Complimenti, un abbraccio

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  2. TinnyMarch 9, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Hai delle verdure meravigliose...

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  3. muppyMarch 9, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    haha, i find that too with corn, sometimes it is perfect and other times.....well :)
    Nice idea for a simple salad.

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  4. Nuccio GattoMarch 10, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    Molto originale, ciao e complimenti per il blog.

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  5. IlariaMarch 11, 2011 at 12:18 AM

    Vado matta per i broccoli.
    Abbinamento stuzzicante.
    Complimenti

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  6. DailyChefMarch 11, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Alessandra - looks amazing! Love what you did with the corn :)

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  7. PreetyMarch 11, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    great combo for salad

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  8. fiOrdivanillaMarch 17, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    Ciao Alessandra! Ma che particolare e squisito abbinamento!! Mi piace proprio tanto lo sai? Ricetta davvero stuzzicante, brava.

    p.s. ti farò sapere del gelato, promesso :))

    a prestissimo
    Manuela

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