This simple cucumber salad is inspired by our favorite street food, Mexican street corn. With crunchy cucumbers, sweet corn, cotija cheese, and a creamy dressing, it’s an easy side dish with a bit of kick to complement any Mexican-style meal. ¡Buen provecho!
If you’re making a salad to serve alongside a Mexican-inspired meal, this Mexican cucumber salad is the one to choose. It’s fresh, crunchy, customizable, and incredibly easy to throw together. Crisp cucumbers and sweet corn form the base, while a creamy, lime-forward dressing ties everything together with just the right balance of richness and zip.
The recipe is inspired by elote, or Mexican street corn, and uses many of the same flavors I love in that classic snack. Cotija cheese adds saltiness, lime brings brightness, and a touch of chili gives it a gentle kick. It works beautifully as a side for grilled steak or fish, but it’s just as good spooned into tacos or served alongside carnitas or any favorite protein. All the bold, creamy, street-corn flavor—without the mess.
How to serve this elote-inspired cucumber salad
It’s hard to wrong with this salad as it goes well with so many Tex-Mex mains. Try it next to my grilled steak tacos or blackened rockfish tacos . It also makes a great side to cilantro lime chicken .
Mexican Cucumber Salad with Corn and Elote Dressing
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Ingredients
- ▢ 2 tablespoons sour cream
- ▢ 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (can be light)
- ▢ 2 tablespoons cotija cheese (see notes)
- ▢ 1 lime (zest and juice)
- ▢ ½ teaspoon elote seasoning (or chili powder)
- ▢ 1 clove garlic (minced)
- ▢ 6 mini cucumbers (sliced thin)
- ▢ 1 cup frozen corn (thawed)
- ▢ ¼ cup cilantro (minced)
- ▢ 2 tablespoons minced red onion
- ▢ Sea salt (to taste)
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the sour cream, mayonnaise, cheese, lime zest and juice, elote seasoning (or chili powder), and garlic. 2 tablespoons sour cream, 2 tablespoons cotija cheese, 1 lime, ½ teaspoon elote seasoning, 1 clove garlic, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- Add the cucumbers, thawed corn, cilantro, and minced red onion to the bowl. Mix the salad ingredients until everything is well combined. Season to taste with salt. 6 mini cucumbers, 1 cup frozen corn, ¼ cup cilantro, 2 tablespoons minced red onion, Sea salt
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise , can be light
- 2 tablespoons cotija cheese , see notes
- 1 lime , zest and juice
- ½ teaspoon elote seasoning , or chili powder
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 6 mini cucumbers , sliced thin
- 1 cup frozen corn , thawed
- ¼ cup cilantro , minced
- 2 tablespoons minced red onion
- Sea salt , to taste
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the sour cream, mayonnaise, cheese, lime zest and juice, elote seasoning (or chili powder), and garlic. 2 tablespoons sour cream, 2 tablespoons cotija cheese, 1 lime, ½ teaspoon elote seasoning, 1 clove garlic, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- Add the cucumbers, thawed corn, cilantro, and minced red onion to the bowl. Mix the salad ingredients until everything is well combined. Season to taste with salt. 6 mini cucumbers, 1 cup frozen corn, ¼ cup cilantro, 2 tablespoons minced red onion, Sea salt
Last step:
- After you make this recipe, take a picture with your phone and share it in the comments section below. I love seeing it when you make my recipes!
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Mexican Cucumber Salad with Corn and Elote Dressing
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise , can be light
- 2 tablespoons cotija cheese , see notes
- 1 lime , zest and juice
- ½ teaspoon elote seasoning , or chili powder
- 1 clove garlic , minced
- 6 mini cucumbers , sliced thin
- 1 cup frozen corn , thawed
- ¼ cup cilantro , minced
- 2 tablespoons minced red onion
- Sea salt , to taste
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix the sour cream, mayonnaise, cheese, lime zest and juice, elote seasoning (or chili powder), and garlic. 2 tablespoons sour cream, 2 tablespoons cotija cheese, 1 lime, ½ teaspoon elote seasoning, 1 clove garlic, 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- Add the cucumbers, thawed corn, cilantro, and minced red onion to the bowl. Mix the salad ingredients until everything is well combined. Season to taste with salt. 6 mini cucumbers, 1 cup frozen corn, ¼ cup cilantro, 2 tablespoons minced red onion, Sea salt
Last step:
- After you make this recipe, take a picture with your phone and share it in the comments section below. I love seeing it when you make my recipes!
