Melty Cheddar Dogs with Spicy Corn Relish

Name: Melty Cheddar Dogs with Spicy Corn Relish
Prep time: 15
Cook time: 20
Total time: 35
Yield: 1
Ingredients: olive oil; butter; ears sweet corn, husked, kernels removed (about 2 cups); scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts separated; small red bell pepper, finely diced; large jalapeño, finely diced; garlic cloves, minced; granulated sugar; kosher salt; smoked paprika; package The Sausage Project Melty Cheddar Chicken Sausage; hot dog buns; unsalted butter

Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Servings: 1

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Melty Cheddar

We’re not here to disparage corn dogs. Corn dogs are perfect—especially at a state fair or on a boardwalk. But for too long, they’ve had a monopoly on the relationship between corn and sausage. We think a better-for-you sausage deserves a fresh summer counterpart. Enter the Melty Cheddar Chicken Sausage with Spicy Corn Relish.

This fresh take on a summer sausage dog combines sweet corn, spicy jalapeños, red bell pepper, and scallions into a quick relish that delivers a little sweet heat and plenty of crunch. Piled onto a Melty Cheddar Chicken Sausage and tucked into a buttery toasted bun, it becomes the kind of handheld that tastes like peak cookout season. Think of it as everything you love about summer produce and backyard grilling, all packed into one bun.

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Two Melty Cheddar Chicken Sausage dogs with spicy corn relish.

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Ingredients

Corn Relish

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon butter

2 ears sweet corn, husked, kernels removed (about 2 cups)

3 scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts separated

1 small red bell pepper, finely diced

1 large jalapeño, finely diced

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

Sausages

1 package The Sausage Project Melty Cheddar Chicken Sausage

4 hot dog buns

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions

Prep Time: 15 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Servings: 1

Make the relish: Heat a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and butter. Once the butter has melted, add the corn, scallion whites, red bell pepper, and jalapeño. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened and the corn is tender. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Stir in the sugar, salt, and smoked paprika. Add the scallion greens and remove from the heat.

Cook the sausages: Heat a skillet over medium heat or preheat a grill. Cook the Melty Cheddar Chicken Sausages for 6–8 minutes, turning occasionally, until heated through and lightly seared.

Toast the buns: Butter the inside of each bun, then toast in a skillet or on the grill until lightly golden.

Assemble the sausages: Place 1 cooked sausage into each toasted bun. Top with the corn relish and a sprinkle of additional scallion greens, if desired.

tags: Corn Dogs Grilling Jalapeno