This recipe was inspired by a photo on Instagram. It’s a bed of puréed corn that is warmed and topped with colorful cherry tomatoes and seedless Concord grapes. The original picture idea had melon balls but I could not pass up these seedless Concord grapes! Serves 8
Ingredients
6 ears fresh sweet corn
3 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper flakes
1 pint colorful cherry tomatoes
1/2 pint seedless Concord grapes or other fruit or vegetable of your choice
Extra virgin olive oil to drizzle
Aged thick balsamic vinegar
Flaked sea salt
Procedure:
- Bring a large cooking pot of water to a boil
- Add the corn and cover
- Bring to a boil
- Turn off heat and let sit 10 minutes
- Drain and cool
- Using a sharp knife cut the corn off the cob
- Place corn in a food processor
- Purée
- Add melted butter and pepper flakes
- Purée until completely smooth
- Season with salt and pepper
- Serve warm. Reheat if you make this ahead and refrigerate before serving
Assemble the salads:
- Arrange about 1/2 cup of corn on the plate. Make a shape or smear it around. Think of it as painting on a plate
- Top with an arrangement of sliced or halved tomatoes and whole grapes
- Drizzle with a tiny bit of olive oil and balsamic vinegar
- Sprinkle with flaked sea salt
Voila!
Corn is cut off the cob and placed in a food processor
Melted butter and hot red pepper flakes are added
Purée again and season with salt and pepper if desired. I don’t think it needs salt
The corn mix is puréed to a very smooth consistency and arranged on serving plates with colorful tomatoes and grapes.
When I find the pineapple tomatillo I will add that for a sweet taste. It should be ripening in September in Michigan.
I really want to grow them in my garden. The paper like husk is beautiful and a nice addition to food presentation
The dressing is not really needed but just a few drops finishes it off. You can apply the oil and vinegar artfully to look like abstract strokes or drops of a modern painting
Below is the original photo which inspired me. TheJamLab was out to dinner here
Enjoy!
nina in the kitchen 