Sautéed Sweet Corn with Cilantro and Lime

Sautéed spicy sweet corn side dish loaded with flavor. This super-quick recipe has fresh lime, Indian spices and green chili. Make this easy vegetarian side dish in 15 minutes.

📝 Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 serrano or jalapeno chili pepper (halved lengthwise and finely chopped)
• 1 shallot or 2 trimmed scallions (finely chopped)
• 1 pound frozen sweet corn or 4 cups fresh sweet corn kernels (from 5 or 6 ears)
• Kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• Freshly grated zest from 1 lime
• 1/4 cup fresh chopped cilantro

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the mustard seeds and cover the pan. When the seeds start to sizzle and pop, toss in the cumin, turmeric, chili and shallot. Stir and cook 1 minute.
2. 2Add the corn to the pan with ½ teaspoon salt and stir.
3. 3Cover the pan and cook 5 minutes, then remove the lid and continue cooking until the corn starts to turn golden brown, a few minutes more.
4. 4Stir in lime juice, lime zest and cilantro.