Have you ever eaten elote?

It’s a popular Mexican street food that consists of a corn on the cob slathered with mayonnaise, cotija cheese, hot peppers, and a squeeze of lime juice. There are many variations of elote, but this is a perhaps the most well known.

I happen to love elote, and recently decided to experiment making a variation of it at home.

About The Recipe

I don’t always have corn on the cob on hand (who does?) so this is a great recipe to settle your elote craving with less hassle. All the flavors are there, in salad form:

• Corn
• Lime
• Hot pepper

And some additional (delicious!) flavors are added as well:

• Garlic
• Bacon
• Green onion
• Red bell pepper

The end result is a hearty summery salad that is bursting with flavor. It’s great as a side dish for a summer picnic or gracing the table of a potluck dinner.

• Want another sweet corn salad recipe? Try this super simple summer sweet corn salad.
• Want another super flavorful salad? Try this chipotle-lime pasta salad with bacon and chicken.

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Mexican Street Corn (Elote) Salad

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

Serve this salad with lime wedges for even more flavor.

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Ingredients

For dressing

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Juice from 1/2 lime

For salad

• 2 cups fire-roasted sweet corn (I buy mine at Trader Joe's)
• 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped bacon (I buy mine at the grocery store salad bar)
• 4.5 ounce can green chili peppers (like Old El Paso)
• 1/4 cup cotija (or Parmesan) cheese

Instructions

1. Mix dressing ingredients together and chill until ready to serve.
2. Combine all salad ingredients. Mix in dressing. Serve chilled.

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