Thursday, August 14, 2025

SUGARPINE DRIVE-IN CORN AND MELON CHILI CRISP SALAD

Inspired by a salad at Sugarpine Drive-In

"Curried Corn and Melon:
Salad of fresh Hermiston watermelon & honeydew with arugula, cucumber and watermelon radish, dressed in chili crisp and lime vinaigrette and served on a base of curry coconut-creamed corn, crispy corn dust."

Ingredients:

4 ears corn, kernels removed from cob
1 c lite coconut milk
1/4 t salt
1 t lime juice
1/2 t curry powder, or 1/16 t each turmeric, ginger, coriander, cumin

Chili Crisp Vinaigrette:
1 T chili crisp
1 t black vinegar
1 t lime juice
1 t soy sauce
1/4 t sugar
1/4 t sesame oil
2 t shallot oil

2 c cut cucumbers
2 or 3 radishes, shaved
3 c balled or cut watermelon and honeydew melon
2 c arugula
corn nuts for garnish


Methodology:

Simmer all corn ingredients together until liquid has mostly evaporated.  Taste for seasoning and set aside.

Whisk vinaigrette ingredients together.

Place 1/2 of corn in the bottom of a large salad bowl.  Assemble remaining salad ingredients on this corn base, top with corn nuts and vinaigrette, and serve.

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