All the bold, creamy flavors of classic street corn, just a little lighter 😉 With sweet corn, avocado, cilantro, and a bright lime sauce, it’s the PERFECT side for spring meals!
SERVING SIZE: 4
THE RECIPE:
Heat a skillet over medium heat and sauté the corn for 4-5 minutes until warm and slightly golden.
Remove from heat and let it cool until it’s no longer steaming, ideally to room temperature!
In a large bowl, combine the sautéed corn, diced red onion, chopped cilantro, cotija cheese, and diced avocado.
Time for the delicious sauce! In a blender, combine the cottage cheese (you can cut this in half, but it might blend better with 1 full cup!), lime juice, salt, garlic powder, cilantro, and olive oil. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Pour about half of the blended sauce into the bowl and gently toss everything together until evenly coated. (Save the rest of the sauce for a different recipe or dipping chicken or veggies in!)
Taste and adjust with extra lime, salt, or cilantro if needed.
YUM! 🌽
Healthified Street Corn Salad
Ingredients
For the corn salad:
- 2 cups white corn
- handful fresh cilantro chopped
- ⅓ cup red onion finely diced
- ½ cup cotija cheese
- 1 avocado diced
For the creamy cilantro lime sauce (you will only use about half):
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ cup packed cilantro or large handful
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium heat and sauté the corn for 4-5 minutes until warm and slightly golden.
- Remove from heat and let it cool until it’s no longer steaming, ideally to room temperature!
- In a large bowl, combine the sautéed corn, diced red onion, chopped cilantro, cotija cheese, and diced avocado.
- Time for the delicious sauce! In a blender, combine the cottage cheese (you can cut this in half, but it might blend better with 1 full cup!), lime juice, salt, garlic powder, cilantro, and olive oil. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Pour about half of the blended sauce into the bowl and gently toss everything together until evenly coated. (Save the rest of the sauce for a different recipe or dipping chicken or veggies in!)
- Taste and adjust with extra lime, salt, or cilantro if needed.
- YUM! 🌽
