Mexican Street Corn Salad
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Mexican Street Corn Salad skips the taco truck and lands a perfect corn side dish right on your plate. Under 15 minutes for a tangy simple salad that is perfect for pot luck, this Mexican Street corn salad combines the tangy flavors of corn, lime, and delicious cheeses – goes great along side grilled chicken too!
You will Love Mexican Street Corn Salad
Everyone loves street corn on the cob and corn salad, but combining them is seriously heaven! This perfect Mexican side dish will blow your mind with its perfect flavors but, at the same time, act as a dip, appetizer, or salsa if you want. Its probably one of the easiest dishes to make, but it is also underused. Let’s change that today and make corn salad a staple in your home!
Ingredients
- frozen corn
- real mayonnaise
- crumbled feta cheese
- jalapeno, seeded and diced
- fresh cilantro, diced
- minced garlic ( I like fresh!)
- One lime
- salt
- cayenne pepper
- black pepper
- serve with homemade easy tortilla chips
Dip Tip: My frozen corn was frozen. So I microwaved it to cook/thaw it. If you have to do that, the corn will be warm. This would be a great warm dish or cold; it’s versatile.
Changing up the Cheese
This Mexican Street Corn Salad reminds me of an appetizer that is really hot but good if they’ve sat out for hours at a party. Not everyone loves feta, and there are certainly other options in the cheese family. You can use crumbled queso, cotija, or even ricotta if you feel feisty.
Notes on the Corn Salad Video
I made a video of the corn salad, you will notice the video varies slightly from this recipe. I used more mayo, skipped the jalapeno, and instead of fresh cilantro, I only had dried, so I added that instead.
It still tastes delicious and gives you an idea of the recipe, so feel free to change things up depending on what you have in the house. The one thing you shouldn’t skip is the cayenne- its a nice flavor!
How to make Corn Salad – Instructions
Add corn, mayonnaise, cheese, jalapeno and cilantro, and mix well.
Add garlic, lime, salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper.
Mix all ingredients really well.
Refrigerate this amazingly delicious Mexican side dish recipe until ready to serve.
TIP: You can also serve your corn dip with chips or cut up tortillas.
Need more Dip Ideas?
You can also try this super simple enchilada dip recipe (I eat that one for dinner a lot!), some Mexican street corn dip, or this creamy and easy Jalapeno Popper Dip.
Mexican Street Corn Salad with Fresh Lime
Ingredients
- 1 bag 14 oz, frozen corn, thawed
- 1/2 cup real mayonnaise
- 8 ounce crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 jalapeno seeded and diced
- 1/2 cup cilantro diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- dash of black pepper
Instructions
- Add drained corn, mayonnaise, feta cheese, diced jalapeno and fresh cilantro and mix well.
- Add garlic, squeezed lime, salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper.
- Mix all spices and seasonings in well.
- Refrigerate Mexican Street Corn Salad until ready to serve.
Video
Nutrition
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Mexican street corn is made with Parmesan cheese. Have you made the dish this way instead of feta? I’m wondering if it’ll still be good?…
I havent but I bet Parmesan would be delicious. I just like some variation, trust me its good!
Can the Mexican Corn Salad be made a day or two in advance?
There is no reason you cant make this a day in advance, just give it a good stir. I wouldnt make it more than a day or so. Corn (to me) has a shelf life of moisture.
Love this! Just made it for a potluck and of course had to taste it first. I can’t wait to taste it after it has chilled until this evening. I did substitute a couple of things: Cojita cheese rather than feta although I’m certain either wold work well; parsley instead of cilantro because there are some in this group who “hate” cilantro; added black beans ’cause I had them; and grilled the corn kernels a touch.
Thanks for posting this!
hi Pam, I love the idea of the Cojita cheese! Also, who hates cilantro? Ack! I LOVE it!!! Thanks for coming back to let me know you enjoyed this corn salad!
I used sour cream instead of mayo and it is great…. be creative..
That does sound great – Im a big fan of sour cream!
Can I use canned corn.
You could use canned corn, just make sure its really well drained so your salad isn’t watery.
This sounds delicious, was wandering if you have ever used fresh corn instead of frozen.
I have not, but I have a little gadget I got from amazon that shreds the fresh corn right off the cob, so I think its a great idea. There is something special about fresh corn if you have the time!
I used grilled fresh corn. It’s delicious!
I usually do but have also used frozen… I think fresh is better 🙂
I just made this with 3 ears of freshly picked Silver Queen NC corn. Used shredded mozzarella cheese (@4-5oz). This is the BEST corn salad I have ever had. Probably used more cayenne than the recipe, but we like it spicy. Thanks for the great recipe!!! It will certainly be in my favorites from now on.
In Mexico is not a salad. It is a street snack. We don’t use Parmesano nor Feta cheese. It is a fresh type cheese.
I know – which is why I also suggested that you can use queso fresco or cotija. In this recipe (like millions of recipes) its an interpretation of a similar, not meant to be an exact. Thank you for visiting my site!
Great recipe! I dubbed minced poblano for the jalapeno for a slight smoke flavor, added minced red onion and grilled fresh corn because they were 4 years for a dollar, and more smoke flavor! Really great salad alongside grilled chicken.
Just made this and 1/2 cup mayo seems like way too much. I added more corn but still seems like not a good ratio of corn to mayo. Mine looks nothing like the picture on the recipe card. Any advice?
Did you add all the ingredients in it first? It should be fine once everything is added. I haven’t had this feedback before on the recipe so I am unsure what went wrong?
Trisha
Love this easy to make salad. All my family members have requested the recipe. .
I made this recipe and did not add any cheeses. Was concerned the cheese would make soggy after setting for a while. Used frozen and fresh cooked corn. Added Mayo and sour cream. Used creole seasoning and Badia Complete seasoning instead of cayenne pepper. And did not add garlic. Turned out great. Will make again.