William Hoch's List: Recipes

Grilled chicken and corn salad

Think fiesta and kick summer up a kernel or two, with locally grown corn, peppers, tomato and lettuce. A Foodland Ontario recipe, this spicy salad made with a backyard grill can be served with warmed tortillas. The dinner-style salad takes 15 minutes to prepare, requires 15 to 20 minutes of cooking time and serves 4.

2 tbsp (25 mL) each lime juice and vegetable oil

1 clove garlic, minced

1/2 tsp (2 mL) each dried oregano leaves and ground cumin

1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper

Salad

1 tsp (5 mL) each chipotle chili powder and ground cumin

1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt

1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper

12 oz (375 g) boneless, skinless chicken thighs

3 cobs sweet corn, preferably in husks

1 sweet red pepper, chopped

1 hot pepper, such as a jalapeno or hot cherry (optional), diced

1/2 cup (125 mL) red onion, chopped

1 large tomato, chopped

4 cups (1 L) Romaine lettuce, shredded

4 large whole wheat tortillas

1/4 cup (50 mL) fresh coriander leaves