Roasted Corn and Pepper Salsa
- 6 ears corn
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil, divided
- 1 lb (500 g) Roma tomatoes (7 to 9 tomatoes)
- 12 oz (375 g) New Mexico or Anaheim chiles (10 to 12 chiles)
- 1 onion, cut into quarters
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) cider vinegar
- 1 tsp (5 mL) granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried oregano leaves
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
- Preheat barbecue to medium.
- Remove husks from corn cobs.
- Brush 1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil on all sides and place on preheated grill.
- Brush tomatoes and chiles with remaining oil and place on grill.
- Grill, turning to brown all sides, about 20 minutes.
- When the corn starts to brown, remove from heat and let cool.
- When chiles and tomatoes start to blister, place in a plastic bag to sweat for 20 minutes.
- Slice corn from cobs and place in a large bowl.
- Peel skins from sweated chiles.
- Cut chiles in half and scrape out seeds and membranes.
- In work bowl fitted with metal blade, pulse chiles until chunky, about 10 times.
- Add to corn.
- Peel skins off sweated tomatoes, remove cores and cut in half.
- Try removing all of the seeds.
- Place in same work bowl fitted with metal blade and pulse until smooth, about 10 times.
- Add to corn mixture.
- In same work bowl fitted with metal blade, pulse onion, vinegar, sugar, oregano and salt until chunky, about 10 times.
- Add to corn mixture.
- Stir to combine.
- Let rest for 30 minutes.
- Variations:
- You can use cherry tomatoes in place of Roma and you wont have to seed them.
- Use a combination of 6 oz (175 g) jalapeno or hot banana peppers and 6 oz (175 g) poblano or cubanelle peppers if you cant find New Mexico chiles.
corn, olive oil, mexico, onion, cider vinegar, sugar, oregano, salt
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/roasted-corn-and-pepper-salsa (may not work)