Fresh Mexican Corn Salad is a easy and delicious recipe using fresh ingredients! This salad only takes 5 minutes to make and uses NO mayo!
Mexican Corn Salad
Growing corn in a box on a rooftop in New York City is pretty cool. When we start to spot the ears of corn and I can start to shake the plants to help pollinate I get very excited. As you probably can guess, I do a corn dance. It looks the same as my broccoli and pumpkin dance. I pretty much have the same garden dance move for all our plants, I put my hands out to my side and do a 60s Twist move. One day I might post the dance on here but I’m not sure if you are ready for that yet.
Lately I’ve been craving vegetables for dinner. Lots and lots of vegetables and nothing else. My other half loves meat for dinner (like these Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos) but I have been persuading him to try a happy veggie meal once a week, and I’m hoping we can get that up to 2 nights a week soon. If I served this Mexican Corn Salad more than once a week I know I could because we love this dish.
Mexican Salad Recipe
It’s full of fresh corn kernels cut right off the cob, black beans, diced tomatoes, bell peppers and my favorite: hominy. To spice it up we add in cumin, cilantro and lime juice. Just thinking about this salad makes me want to cancel dinner plans for tonight and cut up some corn.
Speaking of corn, isn’t it just beautiful?
Even the husks are pretty.
And when the salad comes together you are going to be in love too. The best thing about this salad is that it takes 5 minutes to make- amazing, right? The only thing that is cooked is the corn and that is only for 3 minutes.
So if you’re craving a delicious dinner full of vegetables and you want it made within minutes, look no further. Enjoy!
Want more garden fresh salad recipes? Check out my Kale Salad and Cantaloupe Salad.
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Fresh Mexican Corn Salad
PrintIngredients
- 1 can black beans - rinsed and drained
- 1 can hominy - rinsed and drained
- 4 ears corn - kernels sliced from cob
- 1 can Ro*Tel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
- 1 bell pepper - chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Place corn in large pot of boiling salted water and cook for 3 minutes.
- When corn is cool, cut kernels off cob.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- Serve and enjoy.
Monica says
I love simple recipes like this because it showcases how delicious wholesome food is. Your green thumb continues to amaze me. And there’s nothing like fresh corn. My other half loves a good meaty dinner (not to mention my little one) but I am definitely turning things to the more colorful side with great recipes like the one you’re showing us here.
Tracy | Pale Yellow says
I love recipes like this! So fresh and hardy. I’ve been eating roast vegetables for dinner and I can’t get over how simply delicious they are!
Aimee / Wallflower Girl says
Great photos and what a wonderfully simple, healthy and tasty sounding dish!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
I am always in awe of what you pick from your rooftop garden. It looks way better than most of what I pull out of our raised bed gardens. And this salad looks so incredibly fresh and delicious!
Anne ~ Uni Homemaker says
Gorgeous corn salad Pamela. I love the simplicity of this. YUM!
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs says
I wish I grew corn in my roof as well! This salad looks amazing, and I’m hooked that it only takes 3 minutes to make, that’s awesome 😀
Megan {Country Cleaver{ says
This looks positively fantastic! I would definitely eat that straight out of the bowl with a spoon!
Beth @ bethcakes says
I think it’s so cool that you have a garden on a rooftop in New York! I just love things like that. 🙂 This salad looks so good and refreshing, though! Nice for a light dinner before the week of Thanksgiving!
Mary Frances @ The Sweet {Tooth} Life says
Next to black beans, sweet corn is my favorite part of Mexican food. I’m glad you post bright, light salads in November, this one looks fabulous!
Tamara Coleman says
This would be fantastic for one of my hosted “Taco Tuesday” nights! I love mexican dishes and tacos and who am I kidding …..I LOVE ALL FOOD! Let me know if you would ever be interested in doing a “Guest Post”! 🙂
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Sue/the view from great island says
OMG what gorgeous corn, I can’t believe you grew that in New York City! That salad reminds me of one of my favorite salsas, and I think you should save those beautiful corn husks to wrap tamales!
Milana - the Jottings says
This salad looks so good – it’s great for lunch box too 🙂 Will have to try it out! x
Ash-foodfashionparty says
Why do I think this is the best salad ever, wait, because it’s home grown and it’s all the fresh.
Looks so good Pamela.
Davida @ The Healthy Maven says
Everything about this is perfect! with a side of cornbread? Don’t mind if I do! Also tell FiFi Bofinkles I say hi back!
Kelly says
I adore your garden and this corn salad sounds wonderful Pamela! I love the flavors in here and it looks so pretty and fresh 🙂
Coffee and Crumpets says
I adore corn salads too! Yours is colourful and packed with flavour. I also love that you grew it yourself! Absolutely amazing, in a box, on your roof! I love it.
Koko says
Your corn is beautiful! It’s so amazing what you can grow in a rooftop box…
Your salad is stunning- look at those colours! I don’t really know what hominy is…but I just googled it, so we’re all good! I love learning about new foods!
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
I am one that would love to see these garden dance moves that you do. Maybe that’s what I’ve been doing wrong all these years with my backyard vegetable gardening. I haven’t been dancing for the plants! It all makes sense now.
I love the idea of adding hominy into the salad. This is a salad I could happily eat multiple times a week. It looks like pure awesomeness in a bowl.
Pamela says
Dancing is definitely a way to get your plants moving! 🙂
Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says
I am jealous of your garden growing abilities. I think I might have to dance for my plants next summer! This salad is something I could eat every day and never tire of it. Hominy is a relatively new to me vegetable. My husband doesn’t eat canned corn but he will indulge in canned hominy for some reason. I love adding it to soups in place of corn.
Melissa @ My Recent Favorite books says
Your corn looks great!! =)
Pinning your recipe to try soon.
Anna (Hidden Ponies) says
Oh I love the flavours in this! Few things beat fresh corn in my books. Love your colourful bowls too!
Pam says
YUM! This is my kind of salad.
Mary says
I’m with you – lots and lots of veggies! how cool to grow corn on your roof! LOVE the salad – packed full of flavor:)
Mary x
Julie @ Table for Two says
i love how easy this is to make! so fresh and full of flavor!
Francine says
I’m the same as you in that I can have a meal made entirely of vegetables and be totally happy. This looks great! I’ve never had hominy before though (though I’ve heard Guy Fieri rave about it enough). Does it taste like corn?
Pamela says
It tastes like potatoes meets corn to me, has a slight starchy texture. I hope you try it!
Sarah | The Sugar Hit says
Fresh corn is totally available to me right now, coz it’s summer here! YAAAAAYYY!
[email protected] says
I love a corn salad! This one looks so fresh. I definitely think you should post your corn dance 🙂
Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps says
Yum yum! I can’t believe you’re still growing things — lucky!! Unfortunately all the plants in my yard died weeks ago, so back to the grocery store I go…
Stephanie @ PlainChicken says
I love fresh corn and Mexican food. I bet this was amazing!
ashley - baker by nature says
Oh girl, this looks SO good! Wish our Brooklyn apartment had a roof with corn!!!