11 Fresh Corn Dishes to Celebrate Summer

By Jennifer A. • Jun 18, 2024

One of the favorite produce finds of summer? Sweet corn, of course! While delicious on the cob with butter sweetly dripping down, fresh corn can be used in a variety of recipes. From salads to bread to soups and even popsicles (!), try a creative recipe with corn this summer season. You'll love the savory but sweet flavor in these 11 Summer Corn Recipes.

1. Beautiful Grilled Corn

Beautiful Grilled Corn is what summer is all about! Golden, sweet, crunchy corn, guaranteed to get joyously stuck in your teeth a little (it's not eating corn on the cob without a bit getting stuck in your teeth, right?!). Slathered in butter and lime juice, or just with salt and black pepper, Beautiful Grilled Corn is a true summer beauty for your taste buds!

2. Cheese & Corn Salad

Simplicity, speed, scrumptiousness, and summer — four words that embody the beauty of this Cheese & Corn Salad! In less than half an hour, Cheese & Corn Salad makes its presence known with a sweet corn saturated in nutty brown butter and accented with aromatic herbs! Melty, crispy-on-the-outside cheese cubes add a savory and tantalizing element to an already intriguing dish! This will really make the summer come alive!

3. Crack Corn Salad

Crack Corn Salad is a bright golden salad that basically tastes like all the best parts of food put together. Seriously, you’ve never had a salad quite like this before. The corn adds sweetness and summery flavor, the bacon bits add meatiness and crunch, and the cheddar cheese brings sharpness. With some creamy, tangy ranch and spicy jalapeño, Crack Corn Salad is truly addictive. You can whip up this dish in 10 minutes or less, and you’ll be doing just that over and over again!

4. Summer Corn Pasta Salad

This Summer Corn Pasta salad just screams summertime! This dish is a delicious mixture of al dente rotini pasta, herby oregano, crunchy corn kernels, hearty black beans, fresh onion, and more. All of these refreshing ingredients make for a pasta that is cooling, scrumptious, and perfect for hot weather! Summer Corn Pasta Salad is savory and full of a wide assortment of wonderful flavors.

5. Indian Street Corn

Spice up your corn—literally! Indian Street Corn has a sweet and spicy blend of flavors that traditional corn-on-the-cob can only dream of, and is grilled to a gorgeous golden perfection! Buttery, bright, and truly summery, Indian Street Corn are incredibly easy to enjoy. Plus they only take 15 minutes to make, so it's perfect for the next cookout!

6. Cornsicles

When the summer starts to turn up the heat, you pull out the popsicles. But when you want to get the party started, you pull out the Cornsicles! These grilled confections take golden ears of corn and grill them to add a crunch to their summer sweetness. Then each piece is slathered in a savory, creamy, garlic-infused sauce and sprinkled with sharp feta and aromatic cilantro, adding a new dimension to the bright corn flavor that will leave everyone speechless. Cornsicles need just over half an hour to come together and only one second to amaze every tastebud at the cookout.

7. Whipped Corn Salad

Yes, it is, in fact, corn! Specifically, Whipped Corn Salad is like homemade creamed corn that's unlike anything you've tried before! All it takes is fresh corn to bring its natural summery sweetness, cream to make it creamy, and salt and pepper. That's it, because that's all you need; it's such a breeze to put together and such a breeze to enjoy! Trust us, you'll be piling mountains of this golden glory on your plate before you know it. Whipped Corn Salad will get your tastebuds whipped up in a hurry!

8. Corn Bean Salad

Corn Bean Salad feels as inviting and comforting as a summer's day, regardless of the season! The sprinkling of tender, sweet, golden corn mixed with tender, crisp, garden-fresh green beans would make anyone beam with happiness. The creamy, savory, and bright dressing with a hint of parmesan just adds the cherry on top (so to speak, this salad doesn't call for actual cherries.). Having to wait the couple of hours it takes to make Corn Bean Salad is absolutely worth it, which your tastebuds will confirm in an instant!

9. Fresh Corn Soup

When the warm weather rolls in and all the summer corn pops up, we're looking for any and every excuse to include it in our meals! We love it on the cob, in our salads, etc., etc., but one of our favorite and most unexpected ways to use it is in this Fresh Corn Soup! This bright and sunny sipper is loaded with summery, savory flavors that are sure to satisfy. Along with the juicy sweet corn, our bowls are filled with tender potatoes and a few other garden veggies to really celebrate the summer harvest. The herby, buttery broth perfectly blends it all together for the dinnertime bash you've been yearning for. Corn season is the best season, especially when there's Fresh Corn Soup on the table!

10. Sweet Corn Holes

Sweet Corn Holes are a new twist on homemade donuts that will leave you ga-ga! The donuts are, of course, tender, melt-in-your-mouth confections, deep-fried to a gorgeous golden brown, and then coated in cinnamon sugar. But the secret to their delight lies in their hearts — their creamy, summery sweet fillings with notes of vanilla and cinnamon. Sweet Corn Holes are perfect for bringing a Labor Day barbecue to an amazing end or to really spice up your breakfast. You might just find new reasons to whip up a fresh batch!

11. Grilled Corn Salad

With summertime sharing its sunny bliss, it'd be a shame to leave your salads out in the cold! Grilled Corn Salad brings the brightness with sweet summer corn, crunchy toasted nuts, tangy pickled onions, and sharp parmesan. This salad is so delicious it only needs a touch of smooth olive oil as a dressing. Grilled Corn Salad will be a welcome addition to your summertime cookout menu since it pairs so well with burgers and hot dogs. You could even pile this salad on your burger for a true bite of summer fun!