Easy Corn Salsa

This Easy Corn Salsa is made with fresh corn on the cob, jalapenos, cilantro and a sweet and spicy dressing. This Corn Salad is a perfect salsa to serve with chips, over meat, or even as a fresh summer salad. 

There are few things I love more than summer produce.

From sweet blueberries, to juicy watermelon, to southern peaches to sweet corn on the cob, I anxiously await summer produce all year long.

I love to make summer sweet corn in a variety of ways. Creamy corn dip, Mexican Grilled Corn, and this Grilled Corn Salsa, are favorites at our house.

Easy Corn Salsa

This simple corn salsa reminds me of of Mexican Street corn and is full of unexpected flavor that turns humble corn into something quite extraordinary.

This street corn salad is extremely versatile as well. We serve this simple corn dish as a side dish, on top of Honey Lime Chicken Fajitas, on top of Tostadas, or even by the scoopful on chips.

How to Make Corn Salsa

Step One: Prepare Corn

For homemade corn salsa, you can choose to grill corn on the cob, or roast corn.

• Grill the Corn on the Cob
  • The first step to achieving maximum flavor is to first grill fresh corn on the cob. This develops the natural sweetness of the corn, while imparting some smokiness into the dish.
  • For this corn salad, I place shucked corn directly on the grill to char some of the kernels.
  • Once corn is grilled, remove fresh corn kernels from cob.
• Roast Corn
  • If you don’t want to fire up your grill, you can slice off your corn kernels from ears of corn (or use defrosted frozen corn) and roast in a 400 degree oven for 20-25 minutes, or until corn is browned.

How to Slice Corn off the Cob

• A great tip when slicing corn of the cob is to place the tip of the corn cob into the opening on a bundt cake pan and then carefully slice off the kernels. All the corn will fall into the bundt pan, leaving your kitchen counters free from random corn kernels.

Step Three: Make the Corn Salsa Dressing

• Mix together a bit of fresh lime juice, lime zest, hot sauce, garlic, honey, and salt create MAGIC and make grilled corn reminiscent of Chipotle’s Roasted Corn Salsa.

Step Four: Mix the Corn Salsa Together

• Toss the warm corn with the diced jalapeno, red pepper, lime dressing, and cilantro.
• Top with Crumbled Feta Cheese if desired.
• Serve warm or refrigerate for up to 5 days.

Notes on this Simple Roasted Corn Salad

• To make this Corn Salsa dairy free, omit feta cheese.
• To make this Corn salad vegan, use sugar in place of honey and omit feta cheese.
• This Roasted Corn Salad can be served as a salad, a side dish, or even a salsa with chips.
• Corn Salad can be served immediately, but is best when served after refrigerated for 2-3 hours, to allow flavors to blend.
• Mexican Corn Salad can be stored for up to 5 days.
• If you don’t have fresh corn on the cob, roast defrosted frozen corn kernels in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, until browned.
• Feel free to omit the jalapeno if you don’t like spicy foods.
• Skip the cilantro if you are someone has an aversion to cilantro.

More Fresh Summer Produce Recipes

• Mozzarella and Tomato Quinoa Bake
• Blueberry Pie Bars
• Blueberry and Watermelon Arugula Salad
• Easy Ratatouille
• Green Bean & Tomato Salad 

Corn Salsa Recipe

Easy Corn Salsa

Fresh corn on the cob is grilled and then tossed with jalapenos, cilantro and a sweet and spicy dressing for a perfect salsa to serve with chips, over meat, or even as a fresh summer side dish. 

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Corn Salad, Corn Salsa

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 44kcal

Author: Kristen Chidsey

Ingredients

• 4 ears of corn husked
• 1 red pepper diced
• 1 jalapeno seeded and finely minced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro.
• 1/4 cup feta cheese optional

Honey Lime Dressing

• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 lime juice and zest
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh minced garlic

Instructions

• Preheat grill to medium-high.
• Grill corn cobs for 10-15 minutes until beginning to char.
• Remove corn from grill and allow to cool.
• Prepare the Honey Lime Dressing: In a mixing bowl, combine honey, hot sauce, lime juice, lime zest, salt, garlic and jalapeno together.
• Slice kernels off cobs into the mixing bowl. Sitr to toss kernels in mixture.
• Add in fresh cilantro, diced red peppers and feta if using. 

Notes

• To make this dairy free, omit feta cheese.
• To make this Corn salad vegan, use sugar in place of honey and omit feta cheese. 
• This Roasted Corn Salad can be served as a salad, a side dish, or even a salsa with chips.
• Corn Salad can be served immediately, but is best when served after refrigerated for 2-3 hours, to allow flavors to blend. 
• Mexican Corn Salad can be stored for up to 5 days. 
• If you don't have fresh corn on the cob, roast defrosted frozen corn kernels in a 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, until browned. 

Nutrition Facts

Easy Corn Salsa

Amount Per Serving

Calories 44 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1g 2%

Cholesterol 2mg 1%

Sodium 242mg 10%

Potassium 107mg 3%

Total Carbohydrates 8g 3%

Sugars 4g

Protein 1g 2%

Vitamin A 7.8%

Vitamin C 21.8%

Calcium 1.7%

Iron 1.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.