You can serve corn appetizers at a summer BBQ, birthday party, or family get together.
Savory corn appetizers include cheesy corn dip, corn satay with peanut sauce, corn fritters, corn salsa, flatbread, and deviled eggs.
Try making one of these tasty appetizers for your next summer patio party!
Corn Salsa
Corn salsa is a sweet and spicy salsa. You can serve corn salsa with warmed tortilla chips. Just toss a few on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 5 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Corn salsa is made with corn, finely chopped jalapenos, red onions, and bell pepper.
A little bit of freshly minced garlic, lime juice, cumin, chili pepper and fresh cilantro leaves are the spices that are added to the savory corn salsa appetizer to create the tangy flavoring.
Baby Corn Satay
Baby corn satay can be served with creamy peanut sauce for a delicious savory corn appetizer.
Baby corn is marinated in a yogurt, mixed with corn flour, turmeric powder, garam masala, chili powder, and minced garlic.
The baby corn is cooked over the stovetop, and then skewered for easy serving and dipping.
Serve warm with peanut sauce.
Corn Deviled Eggs
Corn deviled eggs are a vibrantly colored corn appetizer that can be prepared ahead of time.
Corn deviled eggs are made by making boiled eggs, cutting them in half, and removing the cooked egg yolks into the small bowl.
The eggs yolks are mashed and combined with mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and feta cheese.
The egg mixture is piped back into the halved white of the egg.
Garnish with chopped up red onions, corn, chili powder, and fresh cilantro leaves.
Jalapeno Corn Dip
Jalapeno corn dip is a cream cheese based dip that’s cooked in the slow cooker, and served with tortilla chips or corn chips for dipping.
Jalapeno corn dip is made by combining cream cheese, sour cream, finely chopped jalapeno, jack cheese, and corn in the slow cooker and cooking on low for 2 hours.
Remove from the slow cooker and mixed with bacon bits. Top the corn appetizer with more bacon bits, fresh cilantro leaves, queso fresco, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
Serve jalapeno corn dip with tortilla chips, pita chips, celery sticks or carrots for dipping.
Corn Fritters
Corn fritters can be made ahead of time, and warmed up right before serving.
You can serve corn fritters with avocado cilantro dip, spicy mayo, ketchup, or ranch dressing.
Corn fritters are made by combining corn, chickpea flour, rice flour, finely chopped onions together to make the base of the fritter.
Minced garlic, onion garlic salt, cayenne pepper are added to the fritters for a spicy garlic flavoring.
The fritters are formed into flattened balls to make the fritter shape.
The fritters are baked in the oven and garnished with a few fresh chives or parsley.
Mexican Street Corn Flatbread
Mexican street corn flatbread is a filling corn appetizer you can cut into small pieces for your guests.
Corn flatbread is made by making a sour cream sauce with lime zest, lime juice, and minced garlic.
The sauce is spread over the flatbread, and then topped with pepper jack cheese.
Corn is sprinkled on top of the flatbread, with some cotija cheese.
Garnish with chili pepper and bake the flatbread in the oven until the edges are crispy.
Serve immediately.
