Fresh Corn and Stone Fruit

Ingredients

• 4 or 5 ears of corn
• 2 ripe nectarines or peeled peaches, pitted and cut into bite-size pieces
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions (2 to 3 scallions, using all the white and half the green parts)
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil or roughly chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (1 lime)

Instructions

1. Husk the corn and then cut the kernels right into a serving bowl. (There's a simple tool that removes kernels without slicing them that I keep around just for corn season, but you can also use a knife, taking care not to cut directly through all the kernels.) Be sure to catch the corn milk in the bowl as well.
2. Add the nectarines, scallions, basil, salt, several grinds of pepper, and the jalapeño to the bowl with the corn.
3. Drizzle the lime juice over the salad and stir gently to combine.