Food
Perk Up Your Ears to These Corn Recipes
Whether it’s grilled, chilled or boiled, fresh corn is a favorite at any barbecue or outdoor picnic. Cornhub, a popular 417-land food truck, share a few delicious and easy recipes to take your corn game to the next level this summer.
By Rae Swan Snobl
Jun 2021
Elote
Ingredients
- 4 ears sweet corn, shucked
- ¼ cup Mexican crema
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- Tajin or Cornhub Elote seasoning
- (as desired)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ¼ cup Cotija cheese, crumbled
- Garnish with cilantro and lime wedge (optional)
To prepare
Prepare corn as desired until cooked thoroughly (grill or boil for 10 to 15 min). Mix the mayonnaise, Mexican crema/sour cream and lime juice together and cover each ear with creamy mixture on all sides. Lather each ear generously with Cotija cheese. Sprinkle a desired amount of Tajin seasoning on top or all sides of ear. Serve garnished with cilantro and a lime wedge. Enjoy your hot, steamy, juicy elote.
Easy Green Corn Salad
Ingredients
- 4 cups of cooked corn* (4–8 ears)
- 10 to 15 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 cup of feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 cup cucumber, chopped
- 2 teaspoons of your favorite Greek seasoning
- or Cornhub Greek seasoning
- 2 teaspoons of balsamic vinegar
- Salt and black pepper to taste
To prepare
Combine all ingredients in a large salad bowl. Toss until combined. Taste for salt and pepper before serving. Serve warm or refrigerated. *Let corn cool before removing from the cob. Cornhub seasoning is available to purchase at showmecorn.com.