How to Make Vegan Grilled Corn with Herb Spread?
How to Make Vegan Grilled Corn with Herb Spread?
Vegan grilled corn with herb spread turns four ears of corn into a smoky, char-flecked side in twenty minutes, serving four, with no dairy anywhere near the pan. Nutralite Activ Garlic & Herbs Plant-Based Buttery Spread does the basting here instead of regular butter, melting straight into every charred groove.
Corn on the cob barely needs help to taste good, but a proper basting turns grilled corn from a monsoon-stall snack into something worth plating at home. The trick is basting while the corn is still hot off the flame, not before, so the herb spread doesn’t scorch against direct heat. Ten minutes on the grill, five more for the fixings, done before rice finishes cooking on the next burner.
Ingredients in Vegan Grilled Corn
- Corn on the cob – 4 nos.
- Nutralite Activ Garlic & Herbs Plant-Based Buttery Spread – 3 tbsps.
- Lemon – 1 no.
- Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp.
- Fresh coriander, chopped – 2 tbsps.
- Salt – 1 tsp.
- Black pepper powder – 1/4 tsp.
How to prepare Vegan Grilled Corn with Herb Spread recipe
Step 1: Husk and clean the corn before grilling
Peel back the husks and silk from 4 corn cobs completely. Rinse under running water and pat dry. Wet corn steams instead of charring, so dry cobs matter more than they seem to.
Step 2: Par-boil the corn for five minutes
Drop the cobs into boiling salted water for five minutes, just enough to soften them slightly. Don’t cook them through here, the grill finishes the job. Drain and set aside.
Step 3: Melt Nutralite Activ Garlic & Herbs Plant-Based Buttery Spread for basting
Warm 3 tbsps. Nutralite Activ Garlic & Herbs Plant-Based Buttery Spread in a small pan till it turns liquid. Nutralite Activ Garlic & Herbs Plant-Based Buttery Spread is made entirely from plant-based ingredients, dairy-free, and rich in Omega-3. Keep it on low heat, ready for basting.
Step 4: Grill the corn over direct flame until charred
Place the par-boiled cobs directly over a gas flame or on a hot grill pan. Turn every thirty seconds, all sides need even contact with the heat. Look for a proper char, dark spots across most rows of kernels, roughly eight minutes total.
Step 5: Baste with the herb spread while the corn is still hot
Brush the melted herb spread generously over the corn right off the flame. Do this immediately, the char is still hot enough to help the spread soak into the grooves between kernels.
Step 6: Finish with lemon, chilli and coriander
Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over all four cobs. Dust with 1/2 tsp. red chilli powder, 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. black pepper powder. Scatter 2 tbsps. chopped coriander on top and serve immediately.
Grilled corn done right carries a deep char along every third row of kernels, smoky rather than burnt, glossy from the herb spread melting into every groove. Each bite delivers garlic and herb first, then lime and chilli close behind, with coriander cutting through the richness. The kernels stay juicy under that char, never dry despite the direct flame. Serve it hot, corn cools fast and the spread firms up within minutes once off the heat.
Tips and Variations:
- Vegan grilled corn with herb spread keeps for a day refrigerated, though the kernels lose some char. A quick ten-second reheat on a hot tawa brings most of it back.
- No open flame at home? A ridged stovetop grill pan turns out a similar char on this vegan grilled corn recipe in roughly the same time.
- Baby corn works as a swap for whole cobs here. Skewer four or five pieces per portion and cut the grill time down to six minutes.
Smoky Street-Style Corn Twists
- Mix grated parmesan into the herb spread before basting for a richer, herb cheese spread finish, though this moves the dish out of strictly vegan territory.
- Swap the herb spread topping for a spoonful of Nutralite Veg Mayo mixed with a pinch of paprika for a creamier, tangier take on the same grilled corn. It is also vitamin-enriched with Vitamins A, D2, and E.
- Crumble roasted peanuts over the finished corn for the classic Mumbai bhutta crunch, a five-second addition that changes the whole texture.
Feel free to add your own special twists and variations to make this nutralite vegan grilled corn recipe truly yours. If you come up with any unique recipes or creative tidbits on how to make vegan grilled corn even healthier, do share this with us @nutralite
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