Name: Simple Corn Salsa Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 2 cups Corn Kernels (fresh or frozen); 1/2 cup Red Onion (diced); 1/4 cup Red Bell Pepper (diced); 1 small Jalapeño Pepper (stems/seeds removed, diced); 1.5 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro (diced); 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt; 2 Tablespoons Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice; 1 Roasted Poblano Pepper (diced); 1 Avocado (diced); 1 teaspoon Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice; 1/4 teaspoon White Sugar; 1/8 teaspoon Sambal Oelek Ground Chili Paste

Fresh and Simple Corn Salsa Recipe

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Whether you use Fresh Corn on the Cob or Frozen Corn, my Simple Corn Salsa Recipe is sure to please. The sweet corn and zingy red onions and peppers come together with an acidic citrus glaze.

Simple Corn Salsa Recipe

The colors of the Salsa will brighten up any table setting.

Fresh Corn

Juicy Tomatoes

Red Onions

Green Jalapeño Peppers

Perfect for summer.

But don’t let the season stop you from making this recipe.

Frozen corn works well too! Just defrost it first!

Cast of Ingredients for Simple Corn Salsa Recipe

This colorful Simple Corn Salsa Recipe pairs beautifully with my Air Fryer Baja Fish Tacos with White Sauce recipe.

You know what is really cool and delicious?

In the summer, when corn is out in all the grocery stores, grab some fresh corn.

Use my Pressure Cooker Corn on the Cob recipe and add some yummy flavor to the corn and then make this Simple Corn Salsa Recipe!

You can even cut off the kernels of my Mexican Elote Street Corn on the Cob and add the other ingredients for a yummy Mexican flair and call it “Elote Corn Salsa”!

Dice Vegetables Evenly

Make sure that your knife is very sharp.

Dice up all the vegetables.

Some recipes which pair nicely with Simple Corn Salsa Recipe:

Pressure Cooker Pork Carnitas

Air Fryer Tijuana Street Tacos

Santa Maria Style Grilled Tri-Tip

Lots of Fresh Lime

Nothing better than Freshly Squeezed Lime.

A quick squeeze of Lemon, takes this Simple Corn Salsa Recipe up another notch.

If you can’t get your hands on Fresh Limes and Lemons, try the True Crystallized line of products.

Their True Lime and True Lemon, taste almost identical to freshly squeezed.

Mix it all Up!!!

For a fully loaded version, try adding some of these options:

Roasted Poblano Pepper

Diced Avocado

Sambal Oelek Ground Chili Paste

White Sugar for sweetness

Fresh and Simple Corn Salsa Recipe

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Simple Corn Salsa Recipe

Prep Time

10 mins

Total Time

10 mins

Whether you use Fresh Corn on the Cob or Frozen Corn, my Simple Corn Salsa Recipe is sure to please. The sweet corn and zingy red onions and peppers come together with an acidic citrus glaze.

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: All types, American, Latin, Mexican

Servings: 3 cups

Author: Jill

Ingredients

2 cups Corn Kernels fresh or frozen
1/2 cup Red Onion diced
1/4 cup Red Bell Pepper diced
1 small Jalapeño Pepper stems/seeds removed, diced
1.5 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro diced
1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
2 Tablespoons Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice

Fully Loaded

1 Roasted Poblano Pepper diced
1 Avocado diced
1 teaspoon Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
1/4 teaspoon White Sugar
1/8 teaspoon Sambal Oelek Ground Chili Paste

Instructions

If using fresh Corn, cook it and then use a knife to remove the kernels. If using frozen Corn, allow it to defrost.
Combine all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and place in refrigerator.

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