Elote en Vaso (Mexican Street Corn in a Cup)

Name: Elote en Vaso (Mexican Street Corn in a Cup)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 ears corn, grilled or roasted; 4 tbsp mayonnaise; ½ cup cotija cheese, crumbled; 1 tsp chilli powder; juice of 2 limes; 1 tsp Tajín seasoning; fresh cilantro to garnish; salt to taste

Addictive Mexican street corn in a cup, with charred corn kernels, mayonnaise, cotija and lime. Charring the corn on the grill before cutting the kernels off gives elote en vaso its smoky depth instead of tasting like plain boiled corn.

Total time

20 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

comfortvegetarianstreet-food

Ingredients

4 earscorn, grilled or roasted

4 tbspmayonnaise

½ cupcotija cheese, crumbled

1 tspchilli powder

juice of 2 limes

1 tspTajín seasoning

fresh cilantroto garnish

saltto taste

Instructions

Grill corn until charred; cut kernels off into cups.

Stir in mayonnaise until coated.

Top with cotija, chilli powder, and Tajín.

Squeeze lime over; garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

332

Protein

13.3g

Fat

28.6g

Carbs

5.7g

Fiber

0.8g

Sodium

807mg

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