Complete your Mexican-inspired meal with some summer veggie grilled steak tacos, blackened rockfish tacos, and a watermelon margarita, of course. Elote (pronounced eh-loh-teh), or Mexican street corn, is the inspiration for this salad. We use many of the same ingredients to transform the popular street snack into a salad that has all the flavors we love. It’s sweet corn, crunchy cucumbers, and a perfectly creamy dressing with cotija cheese, lime, and just the right amount of kick. Serve it as a delicious side with grilled steak or fish, or use it as a taco filling with Mexican pork carnitas, or your favorite protein.
Sour cream + mayonnaise – for the tangy creamy dressing. Cotija cheese – a traditional Mexican crumbly cheese. Feta cheese makes a good substitute. Lime – both zest and juice for lots of fresh tang. Chili powder – for seasoning and a bit of kick. Garlic – for its unique pungent flavoring.
This is everything you’ll need for the cucumber salad:
Cucumbers – refreshing cucumbers make this salad oh-so crunchy, too. Frozen corn – slightly sweet and classically Mexican. Cilantro – for its fresh taste and pop of green color. Red onion – the slightly sweet red onion adds a pop of purple color. Sea salt – is a flavor enhancer to make everything come together.
Tucked into tacos with our Mexican pork carnitas, grilled steak tacos, or blackened rockfish tacos Used in place of the crunchy carrot slaw in these crockpot pork tacos As a side with our favorite grilled chicken, cilantro lime chicken, juicy grilled pork chops, or our Mexican chicken marinade. With our spring veggie enchiladas, or vegetarian skillet enchiladas Complete the street food experience and serve it with our loaded food truck Mexican nacho fries!
Did someone say fiesta? Mexican food is perfect for serving at parties. Make this salad and serve it up family-style with a few of your other Mexican favorites (like our fizzy lime margarita!) for a festive meal everyone will love!
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