Summer and corn. What a combo! Let’s just say my love of corn knows no bounds. I love grilled Mexican Street Corn, Italian style Corn and Zucchini Grilled Pizza, and this Corn and farro Salad! But when I am looking for a simple corn and veggie side dish, my go to is this Corn Off the Cob with Red Bell Peppers and Asparagus.
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Corn Off the Cob with Red Bell Peppers and Asparagus:
This simple side dish is great served with just about any BBQ main course. the corn is crispy, the onions caramelized, and the asparagus snappy!
The Easiest Way to Get the Corn Off the Cob:
I place one end of the corn into a bowl then use my knife to shave the corn right off the cob. The bowl keeps the corn from spilling all over the counter. Then simply sauté with onions, bell peppers and asparagus. That’s it!
The Recipe: Corn Off The Cob With Asparagus
A simple summer corn side dish!
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1 small red bell pepper, diced
- 4 cups corn Kernels, shaved from 5 -6 ears of yellow or white corn
- One bunch asparagus, ends trimmed and cut into 2" pieces
- Sea salt, to taste
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
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Heat 2 Tablespoons butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes, until the onion is soft. Stir in the bell pepper and sauté for 2 more minutes.
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Add corn, asparagus, salt, and pepper and 2 Tablespoons butter, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, until the corn just loses its starchiness. Season to taste with salt and pepper, gently stir in chives.
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Post tags: vegetarian, side dish, summer
Why did you say to use orange bell pepper in your recipe, when the title says to use red, and you’re clearly using red in the photos?
Simple typo:) But either would work perfectly.
This mixture of vegetables was absolutely delicious!
Definitely a keeper in the recipe file. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Lisa! I am so glad you liked it!
hahaha it’s healthy. with half a stick of butter
Hi a guy. Thanks for your comment. It sounds like you haven’t been keeping up the news about fat! Fat has always been healthy, yes that’s right, humans can not live without it for very long and fat feeds every cell in your body and brain. The media may have told people otherwise for decades but they were just doing what the media does, repeating what the food manufacturers, specially the artificial fat manufacturers wanted them to repeat. You know, those people that make nutrition-less fake fats like margarine, vegetable oils and worst of all hydrogenated oils like crisco that are now called ‘trans-fats’ and have been solidly proven to increase inflammation in the body and brain. Butter on the other hand is a healthy medium chain fatty acid and contains more than just saturated fat. People are often surprised to learn that about a third of the fat in butter is actually monounsaturated—the same sort of heart-healthy fat that’s in olive oil and avocado. Butter also contains a variety of nutrients. It’s a good source of vitamin A—which about 40% of Americans do not get enough of. It also contains modest amounts of vitamins D and E which can also be found in another healthy fat, olive oil! But butter also features a few nutrients that are not particularly widespread in the food supply, including CLA, MCTs, vitamin K2, choline, and butyrate. Choline is an essential nutrient that has many important functions in the body, including synthesizing neurotransmitters and protecting neurons. The average intake for this nutrient is only about half of what’s considered to be adequate.
And, finally, butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid that has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects, especially in the gut. Butyrate is produced on site in the gut by your intestinal bacteria. So, one way to get more butyrate in your gut is to eat more fiber, which promotes the health of those bacteria. Another way is to eat foods that contain butyrate, including butter. I hope this wasn’t too long winded but I love sharing the health benefits of fat because many people just don’t know!