Easy Grilled Corn with Lime and Cheese

Name: Easy Grilled Corn with Lime and Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 ears of corn; 2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 1/8 teaspoon chili powder; 2 ounces finely grated feta cheese

Whether raw or cooked, fresh vegetables, like this grilled corn, require few embellishments to highlight their flavors.

Source: Everyday Food, September 2004

40 mins 10 mins 4

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

4 ears of corn
2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/8 teaspoon chili powder
2 ounces finely grated feta cheese

Directions

1. Heat grill to high. Soak corn in cold water, turning occasionally, 10 minutes. Transfer to grill. Cover; cook, turning, until husks are charred, 10 minutes. Remove.
2. Using a kitchen towel, pull back husks; remove and discard corn silks. Return corn to grill (with husks pulled back and off heat). Cover; cook, turning, until kernels are charred in spots, 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Combine reduced-fat mayonnaise, lime juice, and chili powder; brush on cooked corn. Dust with finely grated feta cheese. Season with coarse salt; serve with lime wedges.

Cook's Notes

To grate the feta cheese finely, use the smallest holes of a box grater.

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scrapofnature

26 JUL, 2008

Oh--maybe mint, too?
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scrapofnature

26 JUL, 2008

The feta here is standing in (I'm thinking) for Cotija cheese, which is a really mild Mexican kind, or queso fresca, which is like feta that has not been brined. I have been able to get either of these in most cities I've lived. That said, feta is a different idea, and intriguing, but couldn't it be Greeked up a little, maybe using some thyme, lemon instead of lime juice, and brushing corn with extra virgin olive oil for grilling? Serve it with olives?
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