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Mexican street corn salad
All your favorite flavors from Mexican street corn in salad form. Packed with flavor and a great side for a potluck, BBQ or picnic.
Prep Time
8 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
13 mins
Servings: 3 -4
Calories: 80 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 2 ears corn, small-medium (2 small cobs giving approx 1 ½ cup kernels - can use frozen defrosted if out of season)
- ⅓ cup cilantro chopped, coriander
- 4 scallions/spring onions (4 scallions gives approx ½ cup chopped, including most of green part)
- ⅓ cup black beans
- ¼ cup cotija cheese roughly crumbled, ¼c is about 1oz (use feta if no cotija)
Dressing
- ¼ cup PLAIN yogurt (I used Greek style)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
Instructions
- If using fresh corn and you want to grill - shuck the corn including all the hairy part then grill, turning now and then and moving to a cooler part of the grill if too hot until gently grilled. You should have the odd bits brown and it will go a slightly darker yellow as it cooks. Allow to cool slightly before removing the kernels from the stem. To do this, stand on the thick end in a shallow bowl and use a sharp knife to cut down and remove kernels. Turn and repeat until all removed.
- If you'd rather pan-cook, remove the kernels first and heat a little butter or oil (or a mix, you need around 1tbsp total) in a medium skillet. Cook for around 5 minutes until the kernels have softened but are not charred then remove from heat.
- Roughly chop the cilantro and slice the scallions. Put both in a bowl along with the corn kernels, black beans and cheese.
- Mix together the dressing ingredients (yogurt, lime juice, cumin and paprika) then add to the salad and mix until all combined.
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Notes
- (see video above)
Nutrition Information
Calories
80kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
153mg
(6%)
Potassium
143mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
515IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
103mg
(10%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3-4
Amount Per Serving
Calories 80
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 80kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 153mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 143mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 515IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 103mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.