Grilled Corn with Ancho-Avocado Butter

Corn on the cob never had it so good! This velvety avocado butter melts in your mouth and tastes fantastic with any sweet corn. Try it with white, yellow, or both on one ear, such as the favorite "Peaches and Cream" variety.


Grilled Corn with Ancho-Avocado Butter

by 1  person


add your rating
add a comment
Servings: 6 servings
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
 
savings in
 
Ingredients
  • 1/2  to 1 small
    ancho chili pepper
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 2  tablespoons
    lime juice
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 3  tablespoons
    butter or margarine, softened
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 1/2 of a  small
    avocado, seeded, peeled, and chopped
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 1/8  teaspoon
    salt
    see savings
    On Sale
  • 6  ears
    white and/or yellow sweet corn
    see savings
    On Sale

Directions
1.
In a small saucepan combine ancho pepper, lime juice, and 2 tablespoons water; cook on low heat, covered, for 10 minutes or until pepper turns soft. Drain and cool. Remove stem and seeds of pepper. Finely chop pepper and combine with softened butter or margarine.
2.
Slightly mash the avocado with the salt. Stir into ancho butter. If desired, spoon into small mold or cup lined with plastic wrap; cover and chill.
3.
Remove husks and silk from ears of corn. If desired, leave a few leaves of the husks intact for presentation. In a large saucepan cook corn, covered, in a small amount of boiling water for 5 to 7 minutes. Drain. Grill on an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 10 minutes, turning several times. Remove butter from mold. Remove plastic wrap. Serve corn with ancho-avocado butter. Makes 6 servings.

Nutrition information
Calories 246, Total Fat 10 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 125 mg, Carbohydrate 40 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 5 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 10%, Vitamin C 32%, Calcium 0%, Iron 7%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Add Your Review
Related Recipe
Spicy Lobster-Noodle Salad
Spicy Lobster-Noodle Salad

This cellophane-noodle salad, with creamy avocados, crunchy peanuts, and a chile-honey dressing, is an excellent showcase for Caribbean spiny lobsters. Also known as rock lobsters, they are sweet but can be slightly dense. This recipe uses Maine lobsters; they're more tender than spiny lobsters -- and just as delicious.

 Articles
Peanut Butter and Jelly Vodka, Anyone?
... chocolate. On its website, Van Gogh describes the peanut butter and jelly vodka as "our take on one... read more...
St. Patty's Day Corned Beef: 4 Winning Recipes
...'s Day is corned beef. Specifically, a plate piled high with tender chunks of corned beef, wedges... holiday. So everyone loves it, but do you know exactly what corned beef is? In broad terms, it's a cut... of beef cured with salt and spices. If the corned beef is going to be used in a sandwich, it's usually... read more...
St. Patrick's Day Corned Beef Panini
...Although you won't typically find corned beef and cabbage at a St. Patrick's Day celebration... Grilled Pork Panini, and Turkey, Brie and Strawberry Preserves Panini nearly once a week. And here it...'s almost St. Patrick's Day, a perfect time to enjoy thinly sliced corned beef, wilted cabbage, grainy... read more...