This Hot Honey Elote Corn Salad takes everything you love about Mexican street corn and serves it up by the spoonful. Grilled corn gets tossed with creamy mayo, salty cotija, fresh lime, cilantro, red bell pepper, and Lane’s Hot Honey Rub for the right mix of smoky, sweet, tangy, and spicy. Serve it alongside tacos, grilled chicken, burgers, or just park yourself next to the bowl and call it quality control.

Hot Honey Elote Corn Salad
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
Cuisine
Mexican
Author
Jeremy Sloan
Servings
6
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
12 minutes
Calories
247
Grilled corn, creamy mayo, cotija cheese, lime, cilantro, and Lane’s Hot Honey Rub come together in this smoky, sweet, and slightly spicy take on Mexican street corn salad.
Ingredients
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2 tablespoons Lane’s Hot Honey Rub
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6 ears of corn, shucked and cleaned
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1/2 cup mayonnaise
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1 medium red bell pepper, diced
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1/2 cup cotija cheese, crumbled
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1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
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1 tablespoon lime juice, freshly squeezed
Directions
Preheat your grill to medium-high heat (about 400°F or 200°C).
Place the shucked corn directly on the grill grates. Grill the corn, turning occasionally, until charred and cooked through, about 10-12 minutes. Look for a nice golden brown color and a slightly smoky aroma.
Once the corn is grilled, remove it from the grill and let it cool slightly for ten minutes. Stand each ear of corn upright on a cutting board. Carefully slice downward with a sharp knife to remove the kernels from the cobs, then transfer the kernels to a large mixing bowl and allow them to cool to room temperature.
To the corn combine the mayonnaise, diced red bell pepper, ½ cup crumbled cotija cheese, ¼ cup chopped cilantro, Lane’s Hot Honey Rub, and lime juice. Mix well until all ingredients are evenly incorporated. Add to a bowl and enjoy.
Recipe Note
Here is how you can make Hot Honey Elote the traditional way.
Keep the corn on the cob and with a mixing spoon smear mayonnaise all over the corn. Season with Hot Honey and roll in Crumbled Cotija cheese. Squeeze a bit of lime and Cilantro over the elote and enjoy.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- per serving
- Calories
- 247
- Carbs
- 20 grams
- 7%
- Protein
- 5 grams
- 10%
- Fat
- 18 grams
- 28%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 grams
- 26%
- Trans Fat
- grams
- Cholesterol
- 19 milligrams
- 6%
- Fiber
- 2 grams
- 10%
- Sugar
- 7 grams
- Sodium
- 276 milligrams
- 12%
- Iron
- 1 milligrams
- 6%
- Potassium
- 312 milligrams
- 9%
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2 comments
Mary Deatherage
Made this for company last night. Used frozen corn and dried cilantro – it’s what I had – but…it was a HUGE hit! Excellent recipe!! :)
Gary Trego
It looks really good . Have you try that
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