Festive Corn Salad

• 4 to 6 ears of fresh sweet corn
• 1 each red, yellow and green bell pepper, seeded, sliced thinly
• 1 medium sweet pepper cut into thin rings
• 1 stalk of celery, chopped
• 1/2 C. chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
• Vinaigrette ingredients
• Fresh lime juice from one lime
• 1/4 C. olive oil
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/2 tsp. chili powder
• 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, very finely minced
• 2 Tbs. of finely minced fresh mint leaves
• Salt and fresh coarse ground black pepper to taste

Cut the corn from the cob and put into a bowl with the remaining ingredients and toss lightly. Serve with the following dressing. For the dressing you place all the ingredients into a jar with a tight fitting lid and shake well. Drizzle over the salad just before serving.