RECIPE: HOW TO DO CORNBREAD WITH MEXICAN-STYLE SALAD

This rich and cheesy cornbread is served with a bright corn and tomato salad to cut through it all. Serve as a snack or nibble to please the masses. It’s great enjoyed alongside one of our chilli recipes, too.

RECIPE CORNBREAD WITH MEXICAN-STYLE SALAD

Dificulty: Easy
Portion: Serves 6 as a side
Time: Hands-on time 10 min, oven time 20 min

Ingredients

Melted butter
120g fine cornmeal
120g self-raising flour
1½ tsp caster sugar
½ tsp salt
275g natural yogurt
1 medium free-range egg
90g melted butter, plus extra for greasing
75g crumbled lancashire cheese
2 corn cobs
½ tsp olive oil
Large handful of watercress
250g halved cherry tomatoes
25g crumbled lancashire

Step by step preparation

Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7. Brush the inside of a 23cm ovenproof frying pan with a little melted butter. In a bowl, combine the cornmeal, self-raising flour, caster sugar and salt. Mix the natural yogurt, egg, melted butter and 50g crumbled lancashire cheese in a measuring jug. Pour the wet mixture into the dry and stir to combine.
Run a sharp knife down the side of the corn cobs to remove the kernels (discard the cobs). Add three quarters of the kernels to the batter, then pour into the pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, toss the remaining corn ona baking tray with ½ tsp olive oil and roast for 10 minutes.
Toss together a large handful of watercress, the halved cherry tomatoes, 25g crumbled lancashire and the roast corn kernels. Scatter over the cornbread to serve.

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