Mexican street corn salad
Pico’s tacos in Altrincham have had Esquites on their menu for a couple of years now, and since I first tried it, I’ve been hooked.
It’s basically charred corn, feta, spring onions, and a whole load of lime juice and acid. It’s actually addictive. This is my take, without giving you Pico’s recipe either.
I often meal prep this in huge batches for me to easily devour throughout the week.
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Mexican street corn salad
Makesenough for 2
- Vegetarian
Scale
Ingredients
THE DRESSING
THE SALAD
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Method
- Cut your corn off the cob, or weigh out your corn from a tin/ from frozen.
- To a large frying pan, add 1 tbsp oil, leaving on medium heat to heat up.
- Once the oil is hot, pour in half of your corn and allow to char on each side - stirring every so often - this should take 4-5 mins.
- Pour the cooked corn into a mixing bowl, then repeat with the rest of the corn.
- In another small bowl, add your avocado and mash with a fork until smooth.
- Add 40g crumbled feta, and mash into the avocado with a fork.
- Add all the other ingredients to the dressing and adjust to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
- Pour the dressing over the corn. Mix in well.
- Adjust to taste, then top with crumbled cheese, chopped coriander and tajin/ chilli flakes.
- Serve with totopos, or on its own/ as a side.