Corn is the perfect summer ingredient. Serve it simply grilled on the cob with some butter and a bit of spice, add it to salads and fritters for some extra pop (sometimes literally), or cream it for the perfect warm weather side. Check out our corn recipes slideshow for more ideas.
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Lennox Hastie’s charred corn with Espelette butter and Manchego
Made to be eaten with your hands.
Paul Farag’s grilled prawns, corn, saffron pine nut milk
If you have a little bit of time on your hands and you’re raring to dress up your usual prawn salad routine, this is the recipe for you.
Spaghetti with charred corn, miso-pepper butter and mint
A spin on cacio e pepe.
Peri peri char-grilled chicken with potato and corn salad
Winner winner, char-grilled chicken dinner.
Mexican corn (elotes) with puffed amaranth and chipotle mayonnaise
Baby corn delivers a delicate twist to this street-food favourite.
Charred swordfish with ’nduja butter and corn purée
A spicy fish dish that’s on the table in under an hour.
Rosheen Kaul’s skillet Buldak noodles with charred corn and cheese
Rosheen Kaul’s skillet Buldak noodles hit all the right notes for a quick and cheesy midnight fix.
Smoked bacon, potato and corn chowder
A lighter take on the creamy soup.
Barbecued lobster tails with lemon drawn butter and corn-radish salad
Keep things simple with a lemon and garlic butter that allows the sweet lobster to shine through.
Mustard butter prawns with corn and wilted greens
A combination of flavours that just works.
Smoky sirloin steaks with corn and cabbage slaw
This recipe packs a smoky punch – no woodchips required.
Corn and potato quesadillas with green salsa
These tasty quesadillas are vegetarian but meat can easily be added to the recipe to keep carnivores happy. Serve for dinner, lunch or as a party snack.
Chipotle chicken flatbread with avocado-corn salsa
Goodness abounds in this recipe, with greens snuck into the spinach flatbreads, a smoky corn salsa and a light yoghurt sauce.
Flank steak tacos with corn, avocado and coriander
Add extra char to your tortillas by toasting them over a stove flame for a few seconds each side, then microwave them covered with a tea towel for 10 seconds to keep them nice and soft.
Andreas Papadakis’s corn and broccolini
“This is inspired by a very simple Roman pasta dish, cacio e pepe, meaning cheese and pepper,” says Andreas Papadakis.
The Argyle Inn’s roast chicken with leek and corn
It’s safe to say Hugh Wennerbom knows a thing or two about roasting chicken. The man behind Holmbrae chickens shares his tips for beautifully crisp skin with a side of garlic and thyme vegetables.
Conchiglie rigate with corn, anchovy and mint
Anchovies are a quick way to add a burst of flavour to any pasta dish. Keep a jar in the pantry at all times and you’ll be ready for anything.
Corn, ginger and crab soup
All the good stuff in one bowl.
Clams with bacon and corn
This is one of those meals where you can put the pot in the middle of the table and just let everyone serve themselves and get a bit messy. A pile of napkins and plenty of toasted sourdough are essential.
Calamari and corn tacos with salsa verde
It’s time to party, Mexican style.
Corn shards with sesame salt
These sweet corn cobs receive an upgrade with a sprinkle of gomasio, an addictive Japanese seasoning of sesame seeds and salt.
Drunken corn and ginger stir-fry with silken tofu
Why order in when you can whip up a stir-fry in half the time?
Jason Saxby’s grilled corn with parmesan, brown butter, lemon and bottarga
A new, bold way to eat corn courtesy of the Raes on Wategos chef.
Sweetcorn with coconut milk
Part soup, part gentle curry, this brothy-y recipe is best served with rice and noodles. Add curry leaves and fish sauce for extra dimension.
Corn with herb butter and chipotle salt
Butter makes everything better.
Grilled lobster tails with roast chilli butter and corn salad
There’s no taste quite like sweet and succulent lobster fresh. And this grilled lobster tail recipe is a great expression of that flavour.
Corn and buttermilk fritters
Patties we’d happily eat any meal of the day.
Snapper, corn custard and curry leaves
Not your usual snapper and chips.
Barbecued Balmain bugs with charred corn salsa
Served with a punchy charred corn salsa, these barbecued bugs will be your warm weather favourite.
Prawn chowder with sweetcorn from Sean Moran
This warming bowl of prawn chowder is an elegant variation of the North American classic.
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