Mexican Street Corn Salad

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This Mexican street corn salad recipe is made with canned corn, butter, mayonnaise, cotija cheese, chili powder, and lime for delicious elote flavors.

Ingredients

2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans whole kernel corn, undrained
1/4 cup grated cotija cheese
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lime juice, or to taste
1 tablespoon butter
1 pinch ground red pepper to taste
1 sprig cilantro for garnish

Directions

1 Add corn with liquid to a saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat and simmer until hot. Drain; return corn to the saucepan.
2 Stir in cotija cheese, mayonnaise, lime juice, butter, and chili powder; transfer to a serving dish and garnish with cilantro.