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Mexican Street Corn Salad - Gluten-Free
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Brief Description
An off-the-cob style salad that is a version of the popular Mexican street food, Elotes.
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Main Ingredient
corn
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Category: Side dishes
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Cuisine: Mexican
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Prep Time: 85 min(s)
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Cook Time: 0 min(s)
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Recipe Type: Public
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Notes:
Substitute AIP Garlic Mayo for mayonnaise for AIP friendly recipe.
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Posted By: jkandsf2d
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Posted On: Aug 26, 2025
Number of Servings:
Ingredients:
- 4 cups - fresh, frozen and thawed, or canned and drained corn
- 3 tablespoons - avocado oil
- 2 - roma tomatoes, cored and diced
- 1/2 - medium-size red onion, diced
- 1 - jalapeno, diced (remove seeds for less spice)
- 1 cloves - garlic, minced
- 2 - limes, for zest and juice
- 1/4 cups - fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 cups - mayonnaise (can use vegan or AIP Garlic Mayo if preferred)
- 1 teaspoons - chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoons - ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoons - salt
- 1/2 teaspoons - paprika
- 1/4 teaspoons - black pepper
- 1 cups - cotija or feta cheese (if vegan, use choose alternative or omit)
Directions:
Begin by preparing the corn. For depth of flavor, grilling the corn is ideal. The grilled flavor can be done with a BBQ grill with fresh corn or in a cast iron pan with frozen or canned corn. Pre-heat a large (10-12") cast iron skillet over medium-high heat for 10 minutes. Be careful handling the hot pan.
While the cast iron pan is heating up, chop the vegetables. If using frozen corn, make sure your corn is thawed, drained, and as dry as possible.
Add the avocado oil to the hot cast iron pan. Carefully pour the corn into the pan, ensuring there is just 1 layer of corn so that each piece gets good contact with the pan. You may have to do this in 2 batches. Let the corn sit untouched for about 5 minutes to develop good color. Stir briefly and let sit for another 5 minutes. You want to see some nice golden color on the corn, then you can remove it from the pan and do another batch if required.
Add the prepared corn to a large bowl and allow to cool for a few minutes. Add the chopped vegetables and all other ingredients to the bowl. Stir well to mix all flavors together.
Cover and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
Stir before serving, and top with additional cheese and cilantro to garnish. Enjoy!
It will keep well in the fridge for 1-2 days; just be sure to give it a stir before enjoying again later.
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