CARAMELIZED CORN MOZZARELLA SALAD

Caramelized Corn Mozzarella Salad

Serves	4-6
Prep time	1 hour
Cook time	10 minutes
Total time	1 hour, 10 minutes
Meal type	Appetizer, Lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Misc	Serve Cold
Occasion	Barbecue, Birthday Party
By author	EVOO Marketplace

2 cups Sweet Corn
1 carton Grape Tomatoes (Halved)
2 tablespoons Garlic (Finely Chopped)
1/2 cup Fresh Basil (Roughly Chopped)
2 cups Fresh Mozzarella (Pearl size balls)
4 tablespoons Tuscan Herb Olive Oil (EVOO Marketplace)
2 tablespoons 18 Year Aged Italian Balsamic (12 Year Aged Balsamic works great too but more tart) (EVOO Marketplace)
dash Sea Salt (EVOO Marketplace)
dash Black Pepper

Step 1
Add 2 tablespoons Tuscan Herb Olive Oil into a medium sized saute pan. Heat over medium-high until oil begins to shimmer. Add sweet corn and saute 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and basil and saute an additional 1-2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons aged balsamic and reduce for an additional 1-2 minutes. During this step the aged balsamic will caramelize onto the sweet corn. Place caramelized corn & garlic mixture in refrigerator for 30 minutes to 1 hour to cool.
Step 2
After caramelized sweet corn, basil and garlic have cooled fold in halved grape tomatoes and fresh mozzarella balls. Drizzle salad with remaining 2 tablespoons Tuscan Herb Olive Oil. Season with sea salt and black pepper.