Fiesta Corn with Zucchini recipe

[Saviolo]

Last edited Thu Oct 1, 2020, 01:26 PM - Edit history (1)

It's deep in the heart of fresh vegetable season here in Ontario, so we wanted to use some for our channel. I got to a local farmer's market every Thursday (it has mandatory masks and distancing measures!) and get whatever's fresh and amazing. We've got a chest freezer full of frozen Ontario strawberries, peaches, and blueberries so we can use them all winter. But! There are also some amazing fresh veggies, so this week we did a simple side dish of fiesta corn with some gorgeous fresh zucchini.

Of course it's super easy to change the flavour profile and add whatever is fresh in your neighbourhood. We like to toss in fresh tomato to this sometimes, and fresh okra works really well. You could also use either quartered or chiffonade brussel sprouts and it would turn out very well.

[procon]

1. That gives me an idea on how to use up a couple

of zucchinis and tomatoes. I think there's some frozen corn and a little bit of sliced carrots. Add celery, cilantro and onions, herbs some orzo and toss everything in the instant pot for 2 minutes. Voila! I've got a yummy veggie soup for our lunch.

[Saviolo]

2. Zucchini and tomato makes a good casserole, too.

My mom used to make it when I was little. Just layers of sliced zucchini alternated with layers of sliced tomato, sprinkled with a bit of salt and pepper and little (and I mean little) bit of shredded mozzarella and parmesan. Bake until it's bubbling all the way through and the parmesan is slightly browned on top, and it's delicious and fresh and light.

[procon]

3. That sounds good too, and there's less prep work.

Dang... Decisions, decisions.

[Warpy]

4. In this part of the country, we tend to call it corn salsa

It's good by itself or as a side to pretty much any protein or stuffed into a tortilla with some queso fresco, you'd use cheese curds up in Ontario.

The recipes are astonishingly similar, although we're likely to use either green chile or jalapeno. It's not supposed to be skull poppingly hot, but if you leave them out at this altitude it tastes like airline food.

You can round out the flavor with a little tomato, or throw some black beans in for extra protein. There are as many recipes for corn salsa as there are cooks.