Light Mexican Corn Salad (Esquites)

The recipe Light Mexican Corn Salad (Esquites) is ready in about 18 minutes and is definitely a spectacular gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian option for lovers of Mexican food. One serving contains 109 calories, 4g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 6 and costs 96 cents per serving. Plenty of people really liked this side dish. It is brought to you by Jeanettes Healthy Living. 1161 person have tried and liked this recipe. If you have jalapeno, non-fat greek yogurt, cotija cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 62%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Esquites (Mexican Corn Salad), Esquites (Mexican Street Corn Salad), and Esquites (Mexican Corn Salad) Avocado Toast.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 8 minutes

 

Ingredients:

chili powder, optional

1/2 cup minced cilantro

3 tablespoons cotija cheese, grated

4 ears fresh corn, shucked

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2-1 fresh jalapeno, seeded, minced

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

2 tablespoons non-fat Greek yogurt

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 cup minced scallions

Equipment:

grill

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Lightly brush corn with olive oil; grill for 7-8 minutes until brown in spots. Cut corn off cob into a bowl. Add yogurt, cheese, scallions, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic and lime juice. Toss well. Add chili powder if desired.

 

Step by step:


1. Lightly brush corn with olive oil; grill for 7-8 minutes until brown in spots.

2. Cut corn off cob into a bowl.

3. Add yogurt, cheese, scallions, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic and lime juice. Toss well.

4. Add chili powder if desired.


Nutrition Information:

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108k Calories
4g Protein
5g Total Fat
14g Carbs
6% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
108k
5%

Fat
5g
8%

  Saturated Fat
1g
12%

Carbohydrates
14g
5%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
7mg
3%

Sodium
140mg
6%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
4g
8%

Vitamin K
25µg
24%

Vitamin A
928IU
19%

Vitamin C
8mg
10%

Phosphorus
100mg
10%

Folate
35µg
9%

Fiber
2g
9%

Vitamin B2
0.15mg
9%

Manganese
0.17mg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
9%

Vitamin B6
0.16mg
8%

Vitamin B1
0.12mg
8%

Magnesium
29mg
8%

Vitamin B3
1mg
7%

Potassium
253mg
7%

Calcium
64mg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.57mg
6%

Iron
0.9mg
5%

Zinc
0.69mg
5%

Selenium
2µg
4%

Copper
0.07mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.18µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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