Mexican Street Corn Salad with Avocado

Mexican Street Corn Salad with Avocado
Mexican Street Corn Salad with Avocado
Try this Mexican Street Corn Salad with Avocado recipe, or contribute your own.
  • Preparing Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Served Person: 5
vegetarian white meat free tree nut free nut free gluten free red meat free shellfish free contains dairy contains eggs pescatarian
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • salt
  • 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 4 ears fresh corn husked and kernels cut from cob (3 1/2 cups)
  • 1/3 cup chopped red or green onion (if using red run under
  • 1/3 cup slightly packed cilantro leaves chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper stemmed seeded and minced
  • 3 oz cotija cheese finely crumbled
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise (light or regular)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lime juice divided
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder then more to taste (i used part ancho chili powder part regular)
  • 1 1/2 medium avocados (semi-firm but ripe) peeled cored and chopped small
  • Carbohydrate 80.3840468161398 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Fat 8.18158870100826 g
  • Fiber 7.91745984394097 g
  • Protein 10.2039226112622 g
  • Saturated Fat 0.946688530214546 g
  • Serving Size 1 1 serving (132g)
  • Sodium 39.1157597419574 mg
  • Sugar 72.4665869721989 g
  • Trans Fat 0.750633018800185 g
  • Calories 422 calories

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet until shimmering. Add corn, season with salt to taste and toss, then let cook, tossing only occasionally (about every 2 minutes) until corn is well charred all over (about 6 - 10 minutes total). Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.Add corn to a medium bowl along with, onions, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic, 3/4 of the Cotija, mayonnaise, 1 Tbsp lime juice and chili powder and toss. Pour remaining 1/2 Tbsp lime juice over diced avocados then add to bowl with corn mixture and gently toss. Top with remaining Cotija and additional chili powder to taste.Recipe source: adapted from Serious Eats