Pure Ella

It’s the peak of summer and I’m in love with life at this very moment. It’s those little things that make me the happiest and being with my favourite people with amazing food is a top priority on any given day. And preparing delicious and healthy food is fun and very rewarding. I especially LOVE this Grilled Summer Corn Platter ~ that is made with only ONE spice mix ~ the Herbamare – my absolutely favourite herbed salt and my all time staple in my kitchen.

These days are numbered my friends, so make the most of it. May I suggest make this Grilled Corn Summer Platter asap.

The Herbamare is a sea salt mix with a brilliant blend of celery, leek, watercress, onions, chives, parsley, lovage, garlic, basil, marjoram, rosemary, thyme, and kelp, all organically grown.

Herbamare Original replaces dreary conventional table salt. Use it as a condiment to perk up your recipes or at every meal to salt your food the healthy way. Add after cooking to enhance taste!

• Free from artificial flavours and preservative
• No MSG
• Unique – sea salt containing herbs, vegetables and spices

What I love about it is also the convenience and the simplicity it provides. I get a rich burst of flavour with just one spice mix. Super simple and deliciously amazing!! I can’t recommend this as a kitchen staple enough.

I used the Herbamare here in the Herbed Chive Butter that I spread over the grilled corn. 

And I also used it to spice up these yellow and green zucchini that I sauteed just to soften a little. 

Together, this dish came together super quick and the presentation was stunning. I also wanted to serve the corn in two ways. For those that wanted to eat the corn on the cob in their hands, they could do that by just picking one up. For those that wanted it part of the salad, I added a cutting board into the middle of the platter to slice down the corn and serve part of the salad.

Grilled Corn Summer Platter

2017-07-18 12:42:50

Serves 4

A delicious and healthy summer platter with grilled corn and zucchini with Herbamare. Naturally gluten-free, vegan and paleo.

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Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

20 min

Total Time

40 min

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

20 min

Total Time

40 min

Ingredients

1. 4 corn on the cob
2. 2 medium green zucchini, sliced
3. 2 medium yellow zucchini, sliced
4. 1 medium onion, sliced
5. 2 cloves garlic, minced
6. handful of chives, chopped
7. 2-3 teaspoons Herbamare
8. large handful of baby spinach
9. large handful of arugula
10. 1-2 ripe avocados, sliced
11. 1 cup snap peas, opened up optional
12. 1 lemon (1/2 juiced, 1/2 sliced and served with the salad)
13. drizzle of EVOO + grapeseed oil for cooking

To make the Herb & Chive Butter

1. 1/2 cup organic vegan butter or grass-fed butter
2. 1/4 cup chopped chives
3. 1 teaspoon Herbamare

Instructions

1. Grill the corn in their greens over a medium flame, for about 15 minutes, turning over a few times. Let cool for a few minutes, then remove the green leaves and place back on the grill to get browned just a little bit. (optional)
2. To make the Herb and Chive butter: Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Keep in the fridge if not serving right away. This buttery spread lasts for weeks in the fridge and it makes any toast amazing.

To make the zucchini

1. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add in grapeseed oil. Add in sliced onion, garlic and yellow and green zucchini and cook until softened. Sprinkle with Herbamare and reduce heat and cover to cook evenly but not burn.

To assemble

1. Use a large platter and place a small cutting board in the centre (optional). Sprinkle the baby spinach and arugula on the platter all around. Top the salad with the zucchini from the skillet. Top with peas and avocado. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice.
2. Place the corn on the cob in the centre and spread over with the Herb & Chive Butter. Sprinkle once again with extra Herbamare and chives.

Notes

1. If you're not grilling, simply cook the corn in a large pot (greens removed), about 15 minutes. Then fry on a pan for a few minutes to get some dark spots so it looks like it's straight off the grill (optional).

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I know that this will be a summer salad/ platter I will be making for the rest of the summer. I just love how easily it came together and how delicious and healthy it is. I just love that simplicity of good quality food and taking it to the next level with such a simple spice mix like the Herbamare made all the difference. This would be a great spice mix to take to a picnic and/ or the cottage as it’s just one little container that replaces so many spices.

As you can see I’m all about quality when it comes to food. I hope you agree and are a bit more excited about healthy summer cooking.

This platter although healthy, is very low in protein. So the only thing I would recommend is to serve this with a side of a nice grilled wild salmon or perhaps some veggie burgers. These Quinoa and Chickpea Burgers would be perfect to go with this. (Maybe replace the red onion to a yellow one so it harmonizes with this dish. If you’re into that colour co-ordinating ;)) ps. you can also cook extra quinoa for the burgers and serve that separately in a bowl to make a complete meal. Enjoy!

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