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Quick Mexican street corn

Vegetarian Snacks Sides

Mexican street corn is sweet, tangy and spicy. Served as a snack or side dish this recipe couldn't be easier

10 mins
4 ingredients
$1.35 / person
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Quick Mexican street corn

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Ingredients

Serves = 4

  • 12 frozen corn cobs (one whole bag) or 4 ears of fresh corn
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise (low fat)
  • 1 lime, juiced, use only ½ a lime if they are very juicy
  • Chilli powder

It’s this easy

  • In a bowl combine the mayonnaise, lime and chilli powder and mix well.
  • Cook the corn in the microwave on high heat for 3 minutes, move the corn around so that they warm up evenly and put back in the microwave for 2 or 3 more minutes until the corn is hot.
  • Using a pastry brush or butter knife spread the mayonnaise evenly over each corn cob.

Tweaks

  • By selecting the right mayonnaise this recipe could be vegan, gluten free, soy free or milk free as needed

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve):

  • Energy (769kJ)
  • Protein (6.7g)
  • Total fat (5.1g)
  • Saturated fat (1.1g)
  • Carbohydrate (24.3g); Starch (9.9g), Sugars (14.4g), Added sugars (3.4g), Free sugars (3.4g)
  • Dietary fibre (5.1g)
  • Sodium (164mg)
  • Calcium (33mg)
  • Iron (2.3mg)

Allergies

Contains: Gluten, Dairy, Soy, Eggs, FODMAPs.

Why is this good?

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Sweet corn is a good source of potassium which can help to lower blood pressure and improved heart health.

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