Description
A smoky, bright salsa that blends charred sweet corn with jalapeños, lime, and cilantro. Ready in just 15 minutes, it’s perfect for tacos, chips, or grilled dishes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ears sweet corn, husked
- ¼ medium red onion, finely diced (approx. ½ cup)
- 2 jalapeño peppers, de-seeded as desired and finely diced (approx. ½ cup)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated
- 2 large, juicy limes, juiced (4–5 tablespoons)
- ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
- heaping ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- heaping ½ teaspoon chile lime seasoning such as Tajíin
- heaping ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Heat a dry skillet over medium‑high heat.
- Add corn kernels (cut from husked ears) and char, stirring occasionally, about 5‑6 minutes until lightly blackened.
- While corn chars, finely dice red onion and jalapeños, mince garlic, and chop cilantro.
- In a bowl combine charred corn, diced onion, jalapeños, garlic, and cilantro.
- Squeeze lime juice over the mixture and stir.
- Sprinkle kosher salt, chile lime seasoning, and garlic powder; toss to combine.
- Taste and adjust seasoning or add more lime if desired.
- Serve immediately with chips or as a topping.
Notes
For extra smoky flavor, char the corn directly over an open flame or use a grill.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 70 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: corn salsa,quick salsa,charred corn,lime cilantro dip,Mexican appetizer