Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes
Blistered Tomato & Corn Relish
- Prep time
- 15 minutes, plus 2 hours freezing PT0.25M
- Cook time
- 3 minutes PT3M
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
Combine charred cherry tomatoes with fresh corn and cilantro for a delicious relish that adds a burst of color and flavor to grilled fish, chicken, pork and other dishes.
Ingredients
- 1 pint mixed heirloom cherry tomatoes
- 2 ears of white corn
- 2 Serrano peppers, seeded and minced
- 2 medium shallots, minced
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
- ⅓ cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped coarse
- Sea salt, to taste
- Cracked black pepper, to taste
Preparation
Place cherry tomatoes in freezer for a minimum of 2 hours or overnight.
Shave kernels from corn cobs. Mix Serrano peppers with shallots.
Heat olive oil in a cast iron or heavy-duty skillet until it begins to smoke. Carefully add cherry tomatoes then shake skillet back and forth for about 1 minute. Tomatoes will begin to blister and pick up spots of color. Add corn, peppers and shallots, stir to combine and cook for 1 more minute.
Remove from heat, then sprinkle with red pepper flakes and sherry vinegar. Fold in cilantro and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve chilled, hot or at room temperature.
Techniques used in this recipe:
- chop (I)
- chop (I): to cut into pieces of roughly the same size.
- mince
- mince: to chop into very small pieces.
Glossary:
- smoking point
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The temperature at which a fat (term usually refers to various oils in recipes)begins to break when heated.
Pair with
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Chardonnay
A classic white wine made famous in Burgundy, France, it's now grown all over the world. It takes oak well and is often fermented and aged in oak barrels. Full bodied, with rich flavors of vanilla, butter, green apple and tropical fruit (banana, pineapple).
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Riesling
Considered by many to be the most noble and unique wine grape varietal in the world. These kings of Alsace's wines are known for their soaring acidity and considerable concentration. This wine is often lower in alcohol, giving it less body. Rieslings are dry, with a fruity yet firm taste.
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Viognier
Viognier is responsible for the prestigious wine Condrieu and is quickly gaining popularity with Californian producers. Its aromas suggest exotic honeysuckle and stone fruit, and it has a lanolinish flavor with a heavy, oily texture.
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Albarino
A delicious, light, lemony, often slightly fizzy wine. Not as full bodied as Chardonnay, as minerally as Riesling, or as herbal as Sauvignon Blanc. Albarino's flavors range from zingy citrus-peach to almond-honeysuckle.
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Chenin Blanc
Commonly grown in the Loire Valley of France, as well as in California. A high-volume-producing vine that gives birth to fragrant and usually high-acid wines ranging from dry to medium sweet. Known as Steen in South Africa.
