Corn Dip with Tomatoes and Basil

Cooking for a Crowd, Recipes, Small Plates & Snacks July 4, 2010

Thanks to Michael Pollan, many of us know that corn is America’s #1 crop.

We also know that corn is versatile: it can lend itself to recipes sweet or savory, healthy or indulgent: cornbread, summer squash and corn chowder or sweet corn balls.

It pairs especially well with a lot of really fresh, great ingredients including my favorite combination: basil.

Even though it’s often eaten plain on the cob alongside cookouts or clambakes.

Decorated with butter, salt and pepper, corn on the cob is a great summer treat, but a creative cook — no, a creative eater will get a lot of mileage out of corn beyond the cob.

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Corn Dip with Tomatoes and Basil

Author: Maris Callahan

Recipe type: Cooking for a Crowd, Small Plates and Snacks

Prep time: 15 mins

Total time: 15 mins

Serves: 6-8 servings

Ingredients

1¾ cups fresh corn kernels (from 2 ears) or frozen kernels
⅓ cup 2 percent milk
⅓ cup silken tofu
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
¼ teaspoon coarse salt
Freshly ground pepper
8 cherry tomatoes, quartered, or 2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
⅓ cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
3 cups baked white-corn chips (6 ounces) for serving

Instructions

Cook corn and milk in a skillet over medium-high heat until corn is tender, 7 to 9 minutes. Let cool completely.
Puree ⅔ cup corn mixture, the tofu, lime juice, and salt in a food processor; season with pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl, and stir in remaining corn mixture, the tomatoes, and basil. Serve with chips. Dip can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 day.

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Maris Callahan

Maris Callahan has been blogging about cooking, dining and entertaining since 2008. A public relations director by day, Maris is also a brand spokesperson, freelance writer and media relations expert with more than 10 years experience working with consumer brands. She lives in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood with her boyfriend Brad, chihuahua Henry and a very well-stocked pantry.