Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites)
- ⏱ 30 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 4
- 👥 2-cook recipe
Charred corn is tossed with cheese, herbs, jalapeño, garlic, mayonnaise, lime juice, and chile powder.
Adapted from Serious Eats.
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Mexican Street Corn...
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COOK 1COOK 2
1Mise en place
Prep 60 g feta: finely crumble
Prep chili powder: or hot chili flakes
2Slice the scallions
Finely slice the green parts of the scallions
Seed and stem the jalapeño pepper, finely chop it
3Plate and serve
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Mexican Street Corn...
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COOK 2COOK 1
1Mise en place
Shuck the corn ears and remove the kernels
2Slice the scallions
3Plate and serve
+ 10 more steps in the app
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 corn ears (shucked, kernels removed)
- kosher salt, to taste
- 60 g feta (finely crumbled)
- 1/2 cup scallions (finely sliced, green parts only)
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves (finely chopped)
- 1 jalapeño pepper (seeded and stemmed, finely chopped)
- 1 to 2 garlic cloves (pressed or minced on a Microplane grater)
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 lime (juiced)
- chili powder, to taste (or hot chili flakes)
The full plan
Split between two cooks — each step says who's on it.
1. Mise en place BOTH
- Shuck the corn ears and remove the kernels
- Prep 60 g feta: finely crumble
- Prep chili powder: or hot chili flakes
2. Slice the scallions COOK 2
- Finely slice the green parts of the scallions
- Seed and stem the jalapeño pepper, finely chop it
3. Make the salad COOK 1
- Finely chop the cilantro leaves
- Press or mince the garlic cloves on a Microplane grater
- Juice the lime
4. Char the corn COOK 1
- In a large nonstick skillet or wok, heat the vegetable oil over high heat until shimmering
- Add the corn kernels, season to taste with kosher salt, toss once or twice, and cook without moving until charred on one side, about 2 minutes
- Toss the corn, stir, and repeat until charred on the second side, about 2 minutes longer
- Continue tossing and charring until the corn is well charred all over, about 10 minutes total
- Transfer the corn to a large bowl
5. Toss the salad COOK 1
- In a large bowl, add the feta, scallions, cilantro, jalapeño, garlic, mayonnaise, lime juice, and chili powder and toss to combine
- Taste and adjust seasoning with kosher salt and more chili powder to taste
🤝 Cook 2 hands over the feta and chili powder.
6. Plate and serve BOTH
- Serve immediately
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