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Garden Fresh Mexican Style Sweet Corn

Meg Austin
Do you wish sweet corn season was year round? So do I! When the fields are bursting with fresh ears of corn, it’s time to make a delicious garden fresh Mexican style sweet corn!  This recipe is as simple as it gets, with just SIX ingredients!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Assembly 5 minutes
Total Time 16 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 people
Calories 211 kcal

Equipment

  • large stockpot
  • small mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 4 ears sweet corn
  • 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
  • ⅓ cup cotija cheese crumbled
  • 2 tablespoons chili lime seasoning
  • 1 lime cut into wedges

Instructions
 

  • Cook peeled corn in boiling water for 4-6 minutes.
  • Once cooked, allow to cool slightly. Whisk together the mayo and vinegar.  Spread the mayo sauce onto the cob.
  • Dust the mayonnaise covered corn with crumbled cotija cheese.
  • Sprinkle chili lime seasoning over the corn.
  • Cut the lime into four wedges.  Serve the corn with a lime wedge and squeeze lime juice over the corn right before eating. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro, if desired.

Notes

NOTE The most basic way to eat this corn as a leftover is to refrigerate it after cooking, and then reheat in the stove or microwave.  The mayo sauce and cotija cheese will melt and nearly disappear, but a quick dusting of the chili lime seasoning will perk it back up!
NOTE Now that we’ve talked about the most common way to use leftover ears of street corn, let me through you for a curve ball.  The flavors of this corn are bold: lime, cotija, sweet corn, chili.  What if I told you that a surprisingly delicious compliment to these ingredients are BLUEBERRIES? I’m not even kidding.  
Cut the corn off of the cob and place it in a bowl.  Squeeze the juice of one lime over the corn and add a teaspoon of maple syrup or honey.  Toss in a cup or two of fresh blueberries and serve as a cold side salad.  
NOTE To learn more about selecting the perfect variety of sweet corn, check out the post that goes along with this recipe card!
 

Nutrition

Calories: 211kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 245mgPotassium: 271mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 239IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 1mg
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