B & L Dinner 1

I have a confession to make...The day after our friends B & L came for dinner, I realized I made a rookie mistake.  I was so busy plating the food and taking pictures of the meal that I forgot to add the dressing to the salad.  Oops!  Luckily, our friends didn't notice, liked the salad and even asked for the recipe.  Here's what we served:

The Appetizer plate contained 3 cheeses, crackers, hummus, dried apricots and cashews

Dinner

Banana Cream Pie from Du-par's

Click on the links to see the recipes

Grilled Asparagus and Melon Salad
Grilled Chicken with Sweet Corn Salsa-see below for recipe
Cheddar and Scallion Bread*

* Note-I only made half of the butter, cheese, scallion mixture and spread it on 1 loaf of ciabatta

Grilled Chicken with Sweet Corn Salsa

 2 cloves garlic, minced

2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice

1 tsp. chile powder

1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

1-1/2 tsp. coarse salt

1/4 C. canola oil

6 chicken breasts, boneless

1 recipe Sweet Corn Salsa

Combine garlic, lime juice, chile powder, pepper and salt with peanut oil.  Marinate chicken breasts with this mixture 2 hours before grilling.  Grill chicken 3-4 minutes on each side, until done.  Serve on a bed of Sweet Corn Salsa.

Sweet Corn Salsa

2 C. fresh corn kernels

3 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces

1/4 C. tomatoes, seeded and diced

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced

2 Tbsp. red onion, minced

2 Tbsp. cilantro, minced

1/4 C. rice wine vinegar

1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

1/4 tsp. coarse salt

Cut raw kernels off cobs with a sharp knife.  Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over high heat and stir while bringing salsa to a boil.  When butter has completely melted and takes on the look of a light butter sauce, remove from heat and serve immediately.