Fake it to make it

I made it was just a side dish an entire meal myself this week. I stole the recipe from the Whole Foods deli. I created it solely from seasonal inspiration, my competent sense of flavor balance and just an inherent cook's intuition.

It was a weeknight. I had no previous plan in mind for dinner. I just pulled it out of a hat, as any great magician would. And, I assure you, it was magical.

Should you be so amateur as to have to use other people's invented recipes, I'll provide it here:

Summer Corn Salad
2 cans 6 REAL cobs of corn, boiled and de-cobbed (I have no idea what that action is called)
1 small red onion, diced
About 6 scallions (white, green, the whole sucker), sliced
Handful of grape tomatoes, sliced
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste

Mix it all together and serve. Cold. I know. Complicated. Not everyone is the domestic artist I've become. Don't be discouraged, you'll get there. The lady at the Whole Foods deli might help, too.

*UPDATED* Add little ribbons of fresh basil at the end. I just checked the piece of paper the lady at Whole Foods gave me thought of that.