Grilled Corn Salad

The summer months are calling, and this lime, spiced and grilled corn salad is just the recipe to get you in the mood. 

grilling corn on the cob

Start by preheating your grill and wrapping 8 corn cobs in foil. The foil keeps the corn kernels from drying out too much, and leaves them plump and beautiful for your salad. 

grilled corn

Rotate the corn a quarter turn every 4 minutes for about 20 minutes, then check you corn. You want some of the kernels to be charred, and the rest to be a deep golden yellow. 

cutting corn off the cob

Once you’ve achieve the perfect char on your corn, use a sharp knife to cut the kernels off the cob onto a cutting board. Transfer them to a bowl. 

grilled corn salad

Add in, the juice of 1 and 1/2 limes, a chopped handful of cilantro, 1 tablespoon Cholula hot sauce and 2 teaspoons chili powder. Sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. 

grilled corn salad

Enjoy!

If you like, you can add Cotija cheese and Elote sauce to this as well. Yummmm. 

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