This elote-inspired chopped salad is drizzled with a creamy, tangy dressing. It's Mexican street corn, in salad form.
Prep
20 min
Cook
32 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
4 earss corn on the cob
1 cup omaine lettuce
1 cup cooked chicken
1 cup cherry tomatoes
0.5 cups red onion
0.5 cups fresh cilantro
1 green onion
1 jalapeno
0.5 cups cotija cheese
1 avocado
Instructions
1
Using a sharp knife, remove kernels from the corn cob. Freeze freshly shucked kernels overnight.
2
Place fresh corn into a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Cover and cook, without stirring, until a char develops on the corn, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
3
Meanwhile, toss Romaine, chicken, cherry tomatoes, red onion, green onion, cilantro, jalapeño, cotija cheese, and avocado together in a bowl. Toss in charred corn.
4
For dressing, whisk crema con sal, mayonnaise, lime juice, and Tajin together in a small bowl. Drizzle over salad.
Nutrition per serving
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