Street Corn Salad

Ingredients

  • 4 ears of corn or about 2 cups (can substitute frozen corn in a pinch)
  • Up to 1 tbsp paprika
  • Juice of ½ - 1 lime
  • ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1-2 tbsp chopped cilantro
  • 1/3 cup part skim cotija cheese (could substitute for queso fresco or feta cheese)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Optional: add up to 1 Tbsp canola oil as needed for moisture

Directions

  1. Prepare corn as desired and cut off the cob, adding it to a medium bowl.
    1. If grilling, broiling, or roasting corn, add paprika to corn prior to cooking.
    2. Add paprika to corn after cooking if using a steaming method.
  2. Add remainder of the ingredients to the corn and toss well.
  3. Serve warm as a side or cool as a salsa.

Nutrition

Makes 4 servings. Serving size: about ½ cup

Nutrition facts per serving (without added salt): 94 calories, 3 g total fat, 1 g saturated fat, 8 mg cholesterol, 110 mg sodium, 50 mg potassium, 14 g total carbohydrate, 2 g dietary fiber, 5 g protein.