Corn Salad with Queso Fresco

This Mexican salad is accompanying many Latin meals.

It has a simple lime dressing that allows the fresh flavours of the ingredients to shine. A tasty and simple salad to make for all Mexican Cuisine lovers! The ingredients corn, onions, coriander, red pepper, and cubes of queso fresco (farmer’s cheese) are tossed with a little bit of olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. Simple!

Ingredients:

3 cups pan roasted corn kernels

1 red pepper, finely chopped

1 red onion, finely chopped

8 ounces queso fresco (queso blanco, farmers cheese, or other fresh, unaged white cheese)

3 tablespoons olive oil

Zest and juice of 1 lime

2 tablespoons minced coriander

Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Whisk lime juice into oil and season with salt and pepper. 

Gently toss all ingredients together. Taste and season with salt and pepper as desired

Dedicated to bringing the chef out in you! Walter Trupp