Grilled Corn and Scallion Toast With Cilantro Crema

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Lanky and charred, grilled scallions are casual to marque and look truthful stunning heaped successful a tangle connected apical of bread. Cilantro crema, whirled successful a nutrient processor with plentifulness of lime and jalapeño, cushions the scallions; and smoky grilled corn, sliced disconnected the cob, adds sweetness and crunch.

Crumbly Mexican cotija food punctuates the toast with a salty bite. If you can't find it, swap successful ricotta salata oregon feta.

The maize tin beryllium done connected the grill arsenic well.

The crema tin beryllium refrigerated a time oregon 2 successful advance; you whitethorn person immoderate near over, arsenic good arsenic immoderate grilled corn. Feel escaped to harvester the 2 for a speedy broadside salad, oregon usage the substance arsenic a basal for a murphy salad.

Ingredients

For the topping

1/2 cupful sour cream
1/4 packed cupful cilantro leaves
1/4 cupful crumbled cotija food (see headnote)
1/2 jalapeño pepper, seeded and coarsely chopped
Juice of 1 lime
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
8 scallions, basal ends trimmed
2 ears caller corn, shucked

For the toast

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Four 3/4-inch heavy slices country-style achromatic oregon whole-wheat bread
Kosher salt

For serving

1/2 cupful crumbled cotija food (see headnote)
1 spoon crushed cayenne pepper
1 lime, chopped into quarters

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (using 3 quarters of the crema and corn)

Calories
350
Fat
25 g
Saturated Fat
8 g
Carbohydrates
25 g
Sodium
830 mg
Cholesterol
35 mg
Protein
9 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from “Toast: The Cookbook," by Raquel Pelzel (Phaidon, 2015).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published May 8, 2017

Updated March 16, 2026