Mexican Elote Salad Story

Mexican Elote Salad

This Mexican Street Corn Salad has so many layers of flavor! It’s our twist on traditional Mexican elote – a uniquely delicious side dish.

Perfect for picnics and cookouts (especially since it can be mostly made ahead)! And after extensive testing, we’ve found a couple handy tricks for keeping it lighter, too!

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INGREDIENTS:

- sweet corn - cilantro - sour cream - mayonnaise - chile pepper powder false

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Preheat your grill on medium to medium-high heat. false

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Lay your husked corn on the grill and close the lid, but turn the ears frequently so that they develop lots of caramelized grill marks without getting burned or charred. false

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Remove the corn from the grill and cool until you can safely handle it. When the corn is cool enough to handle, carefully cut the kernels from the cobs with a sharp knife or a handy corn stripper. false

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Place 4 cups of corn kernels in a medium bowl. Add cilantro, green onions, lime juice, kosher salt, and chipotle chile pepper powder. Stir to combine thoroughly. false

TIP

This salad can be mostly made ahead of time. Combine grilled corn with the other ingredients in step 4, and then refrigerate the salad for up to a day ahead. false