Charred Corn and Cherry Tomato Salad With Zucchini and Radishes

An easy salad that combines all the flavors of summer: charred sweet corn and zucchini, bright cherry tomatoes, crunchy radishes, and fresh herbs bound with just a hint of sour cream, lime, and cotija cheese.

Corn and Zucchini Quesadillas

The keys to kickass quesadillas are mixing the filling right in with the cheese and using enough oil to get the tortillas to puff and crisp up golden brown.

Elotes (Grilled Mexican Street Corn)

Slathered with cheese, mayo, chile, garlic, cilantro, and lime, Mexican elote is one of the best ways to serve grilled corn. Try this easy recipe.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich With Charred Chili and Corn

This recipe's backbone is melted oaxaca cheese, but since it's summer, we added fresh summer corn, charred until it begins to smell like popcorn over the heat of a grill. This sandwich gets griddled grilled cheese style and served with chopped onions and cilantro.

Grilled Corn With Chile Lime Butter

Slather some grilled ears of corn in a chile-lime butter, and you'll create an excellent play between spicy and sweet that brings already delicious grilled corn to a whole new level.

Charred Asparagus Tacos With Creamy Adobo and Pickled Red Onions

Meaty tacos are great, but who doesn't love charred sweet asparagus in the springtime? An intriguing mix of white and green charred asparagus gives complexity to these tacos.

Grilled Corn Relish

I loved how this all came together. The first taste was of sweet and tangy corn, but the sweetness slowly fades, giving way to the heat from the jalapeno and an earthiness from the chili powder and cumin. The "relish" can double as a dip for tortilla chips, salad topping, or taco condiment—it'll add excellent flavor to whatever it touches.

Spicy Chicken Tacos With Corn, Feta, and Avocado

These 20-minute tacos make for a great family-style dinner or a quick weeknight meal. Finishing the chicken thighs in a flavorful braising liquid filled with spicy chipotles in adobo yields tender, moist meat that's topped with a raw corn-and-feta salad and creamy slices of avocado.

Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites)

This esquites recipe offers all the delights of Mexican street corn (elotes) in salad form, and you don't even have to fire up the grill to make it.

Charred Corn Tacos in Crispy All-Cheese Taco Shells

Charred corn with salsa verde in a crisp all-cheese taco shell.