By Serious Eats
Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites)
Instructions
Cook:20min
This esquites recipe offers all the delights of Mexican street corn (elotes) in salad form, and you don't even have to fire up the grill to make it.
Updated at: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:23:40 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
50
Low
Glycemic Load
5
Low
Nutrition per serving
Calories189.9 kcal (9%)
Total Fat16.2 g (23%)
Carbs9.6 g (4%)
Sugars2.9 g (3%)
Protein3.8 g (8%)
Sodium428.7 mg (21%)
Fiber1.5 g (5%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings
30mlvegetable oil
4 earsfresh corn
shucked, kernels removed
kosher salt
60gfeta cheese
or cotija, finely crumbled
½ cupscallions
finely sliced, green parts only
½ cupfresh cilantro leaves
finely chopped
1jalapeño pepper
seeded and stemmed, finely chopped
1 clovesgarlic
medium, pressed or minced on a microplane grater
30mlmayonnaise
15mllime
fresh juice, from 1
chili powder
or hot chili flakes, to taste
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Easy
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One-dish
Under 30 minutes
