Cookbook Club – Brian Lagerstrom

In August, rather than a traditional cookbook we chose Brian Lagerstrom’s recipe blog https://www.brianlagerstrom.com/. Lagerstrom is a self-described “Restaurant chef turned YouTube chef”. For a view of the full meal, go to my Cookbook Club site. For now – my dish!

I was excited to try the Street Corn (Elotes inspired) Salad because the elote I make is a household favorite that’s great for my husband and I, but not so manageable to make for a bigger crowd (grilling and coating each cob is time consuming and a bit messy). A version not on the cob seemed like a good alternative, especially since I used canned corn rather than cutting the kernels off fresh corn.

I caramelized the corn with a little oil over high heat until it began to pop.

I transferred the caramelized corn to a bowl and allowed it to cool slightly, then added jalapeno, green onion, cilantro, lime zest and juice, garlic, mayo, sour cream, pepper, chili powder, and cotija cheese.

I stirred it all up, adjusted with more lime juice and salt, and garnished with additional cotija cheese.

My husband agreed it wasn’t quite as good as my elote but I’d take it to a party spruced up with a lot more cotija and a touch more sour cream.