Garden Class Celebrates Corn

September’s Harvest of the Month was Corn. The garden class spent a week learning about how corncobs are the seeds of the corn plant, how they are pollinated, the types of corn and how the corn industry works.
​
We also spent some time trying some of these delicious recipes:​

---

ELOTES

• 4 ears corn
• ¼ cup melted butter
• ¼ mayonnaise
• ½ cup cotija cheese
• 4 lime wedges
• Cayenne pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Grill corn until lightly charred, 7-10 min.
2. Roll corn in melted butter, spread a thin layer of mayonnaise around it, and roll in Cotija cheese. Add Cayenne pepper to taste and sprinkle with lime juice.
3. Enjoy!

175 out of 200 students couldn’t get enough of this recipe!!!

---

CHARRED CORN SALAD

• 4 ears of corn
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 1/3 cup of thinly sliced red onion
• 1 large tomato chopped
• 1/3 cup of fresh basil, torn or chopped
• ½-1 lime, juiced
• ½ tbsp of fresh chopped thyme
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Grill corn for 10-12 min. Once corn has cooled, cut kernels from cobs and put in a large bowl. Allow corn to cool to room temperature.
2. Mix in all remaining ingredients.
3. Enjoy!

​
96 out of 115 students were wild about this salad!!