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Grilled Corn with Sesame Hot Honey & Feta

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Welcome to one of my favorite side dishes of the summer. The corn can be served either off the cob, in little ribs, or fully on the cob, and it comes out delicious every way. Hot sesame honey takes minutes to make, and when you drizzle it all over the corn and top with salty feta - it's an easy summer side dish with a huge payoff.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 6 ears of corn, shucked
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup white sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
  • 4 ounces feta cheese, stored in brine

Instructions 

  1. First, choose how you'd like to serve your corn. If you'd like to mimic the photos, cut the corn crosswise into thirds, quarter those pieces lengthwise. Drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil. You can also keep the corn whole, or cut off the kernels. Whichever shape you choose, drizzle with olive oil.
  2. Either on the grill or on the stovetop, grill the corn for 4 minutes on one side, or until charred, then flip. Grill another 4 minutes. If you are doing this on the stovetop, do it in a cast iron pan and rotate the corn when charred on the outside.
  3. To a medium sauté pan, add the 1/4 cup of sesame seeds, 1 teaspoon of Aleppo pepper, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon smoked paprika, and 1 teaspoon lemon zest. Pour over 1/4 cup of olive oil and swirl.
  4. Place the pan over medium heat and bring this to a sizzle for just a minute or two, until the sesame is fragrant and turning golden brown. Take this off the heat, let it cool for a few minutes, then stir in 1/2 teaspoon of Diamond Crystal kosher salt and 1/4 cup honey. Taste and season with more salt as preferred.
  5. Either brush the corn with the glaze (if using corn on the cob) or pour the glaze all over the corn and toss.
  6. Crumble the feta over the corn and serve immediately.