Sweet Corn with Red Pepper & Black Garlic salad

Serves 4

Black garlic gives this dish a sweet, earthy umami flavour.

Sweet Corn with Red Pepper salad Photo: Julie Biuso

Ingredients

• 4 sweet corn cobs
• 2 Tbsp butter or 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 red pepper
• 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped
• Flaky sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 clove black garlic, sliced, optional
• Few sprigs of fresh tarragon, or 1 tsp of dried tarragon

Method

1. Remove husks and silks from corn cobs and slice off the kernels with a sharp knife.

2. Put butter or oil in a large frying pan and add corn, red pepper and onion. Set pan over a medium heat and stir vegetables until butter melts or until coated with oil. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring often, by which time the corn will be shiny and moist, and has softened slightly. Season with salt and pepper and continue cooking for 5-10 minutes more, or until the corn is just starting to take on a little golden colour.

3. Stir in the garlic and tarragon, taste to check the seasoning, and serve piping hot.

Recipe Notes
If black garlic is not available, there’s no need to make a substitution as you’ll find the dish is still delicious to eat without it.