Elote Salad
Ingredients
- 6 ears corn in the husk
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- ½ teaspoon mild chile powder
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ cup crumbled Cotija cheese
- ½ cup coarsely chopped cilantro
- 3 scallions, sliced
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Instructions
- Gather the ingredients.
- Soak corn in cold water for at least 1 hour.
- Mix mayonnaise, lime juice, hot sauce, chile powder, and paprika together in a bowl. Refrigerate chile-lime mayonnaise.
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Drain corn and grill away from the heat source, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Let cool until easily handled. Shuck corn and return to the grill; cook over the heat source until lightly charred, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove and let cool.
- Cut kernels off the cob. Combine corn kernels, Cotija cheese, cilantro, and scallions in a large bowl. Fold in chile-lime mayonnaise.
- Serve and enjoy!
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