Grilled Corn with Gorgonzola Blue Cheese and Basil
A definite crowd pleaser.
Ingredients
- 3 ears corn (yellow or white corn) husks and silk removed
- 2 tablespoons butter (salted) softened
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons crumbled Gorgonzola cheese to add to the serving plates
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil or cut into thin strips, for garnish
- 1 tablespoon crumbled Gorgonzola cheese for garnish
Equipment
- Corn dishes
Instructions
- Grilling the Corn - Preheat the barbecue grill on medium heat.
- To the preheated grill, add the ears of corn and close the lid on the barbecue.
- Every few minutes, open the lid and turn the corn so that it doesn’t sit in one place too long and burn.
- Continue turning the ears of corn every few minutes until the corn turns a dark color in various places on each ear of corn (about 15 minutes).
- While the corn is cooking on the BBQ, prepare the serving dishes.
- For the Serving Dishes - Underneath where the corn will sit on a corn-on-the-cob dish, serving dish, or on a medium size plate...add softened butter.
- Then add crumbled Gorgonzola cheese on top of the butter. Add pepper on top of the cheese.
- As soon as the corn is done, while it’s still hot from the grill, lay each ear of corn on top of the butter, cheese, and pepper mixture.
- Then push down and roll the ears of corn into the butter mixture so that the corn is coated on all sides.
- For the Garnish - Top each ear of corn with more crumbled cheese.
- Garnish with chopped or thinly sliced fresh basil.
- Serve warm.