Ingredients
- 8 ears unhusked corn
- O-Live Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for grill grate
- ¼ cup O-Live Extra Virgin Olive Oil, plus additional for serving
- coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, as desired
Instructions
- Fill a large bowl with cold water; set aside.
- Carefully peel back the husks leaving them attached to the base of the corn; remove and discard silk. Under running water, use a vegetable brush to remove any excess silk. Pull husks back over corn and place in the bowl of cold water. Let soak for 10 minutes.
- Heat grill to medium-high.
- Remove corn from water, drain, and pat dry. Lightly oil the grill grate and place corn on hot grates for 3 minutes. Turn and grill for another 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and carefully pull back the husks exposing the corn. Generously brush corn with the O-Live extra virgin olive oil and return to hot grill, turning with tongs as necessary to achieve lightly charred grill marks on the corn, about 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle with salt and pepper as desired. Serve with additional O-Live extra virgin olive oil.
NOTES
While not a necessary step, soaking in water first and then grilling the corn in the husks before direct grilling allows the corn to steam inside husk creating a juicer kernel.
For a different punch of flavor, use dried spices, fresh herbs, or flavor your extra virgin olive oil by adding garlic or chili, if desired.
For a different punch of flavor, use dried spices, fresh herbs, or flavor your extra virgin olive oil by adding garlic or chili, if desired.