Hartford Courant

Warm grilled corn and edamame succotash salad

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Prep time: 25 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Makes: 6 cups (about 6 servings)

2 ears corn on the cob, shucked, rinsed

1 large sweet onion, peeled, sliced crosswise into 3 sections

2 thick wedges Napa or green cabbage, about 6 ounces total

⅓ cup olive oil, plus more for drizzling

½ teaspoon coarse (kosher) salt, plus more for sprinkling

1 ½ cups frozen shelled edamame or lima beans 2 small limes

1 teaspoon sweet paprika

½ teaspoon ground cumin

½ cup (about 2 ounces) crumbled queso fresco or feta cheese or ¼ cup heavy whipping cream

¼ cup thinly sliced fresh chives or green onion tops

1. Prepare a charcoal grill or preheat a gas grill until medium hot.

2. Put 2 ears of corn, onion sections and cabbage wedges on a baking sheet. Drizzle all sides with some oil and sprinkle with salt. Place vegetables directly on the grill over the heat. Grill, occasional­ly turning until nicely golden on all sides, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. Let cool.

3. Meanwhile, cook 1 ½ cups edamame in a small pot of boiling salted water until crisptende­r, about 2 minutes. Drain.

4. Grate rind from 2 limes into a large bowl. Then squeeze juice from limes into the bowl. Stir in

⅓ cup olive oil, 1 teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon cumin and ½ teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add warm edamame to dressing in a bowl.

5. Use a sharp knife to remove corn kernels from cobs and add to the dressing. Chop grilled onion and cabbage and add to the dressing.

Mix well. Add ½ cup crumbled queso fresco or

¼ cup heavy cream. Serve at room temperatur­e sprinkled with ¼ cup chives.

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