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This Sweet Corn Pico de Gallo Recipe is perfect for tacos, taco salads, enchiladas, or just as a flavorful salsa. Grilled or roasted corn adds a tasty twist to this corn salsa!
When it gets warm out, I love to make fresh salsas, and while I love a traditional pico de gallo, I love to make corn pico de gallo as well. It is the perfect side to make from fresh summer corn on the cob and ripe tomatoes.
Ingredients
Since this recipe relies heavily on the flavors of the raw ingredients, make sure you use the freshest ingredients for this pico de gallo.
- Fresh Tomatoes – I used fresh garden tomatoes with the seeds removed and diced them up.
- Red Bell Peppers – I love bell peppers in this because of the crunchy element they add. You can go crazy with the colors too here. Try orange, yellow, and red bell peppers and your pico de gallo will look like a rainbow 🌈
- Red Onion – I prefer red onion over white onion because red onions tend to have a sweeter flavor.
- Cilantro – Leave it out if you don’t like it!
- Corn – I used canned sweet corn to take the pictures for this blog post, but in the summer, I like to use fresh, cooked corn or grilled corn* – roast the whole cob on the grill until it has a nice char and cut off the kernels once it has cooled. I wouldn’t use frozen corn because it is too mushy.
- Fresh Lime Juice – or lemon juice.
- Salt & Black Pepper, and optional, cumin
- Tortilla Chips
*If you are going to char your corn, you can also grill your peppers!
How to Make Corn Pico de Gallo
This is such an easy recipe to put together.
- Chop all of your ingredients, and add them to a mixing bowl.
- Add the lime juice and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix everything together.
I would highly suggest making the pico de gallo at least a few hours in advance. This way, the tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, and corn, will have enough time to marinate in the lime juice and spices, providing a more intense flavor.
- Stir well before serving and taste, you might need to add more salt.
Variations
- Change the Corn – I used canned sweet corn, but in the summer, you can use fresh corn or grilled corn – roast the whole cob on the grill and cut the corn kernels off the ears of corn once cooled. (Be sure to cook any raw corn.)
- Make it Spicy – Add diced fresh or pickled jalapeño to the salsa to spice it up!
- Add Fruit – Make a mango or pineapple pico de gallo by adding fruit to the salsa. You can also make a strawberry salsa if you are feeling really adventurous.
- Add Beans – Add black beans to make a Mexican corn salsa.
- Add avocado to make this salsa more filling.
- Serve this salsa as an appetizer – it makes a delicious dip, so be sure to serve it with chips for scooping.
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Pin ItHow to Store Leftover Salsa
Corn salsa should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator and is best eaten within two or three days.
What to Serve with Corn Salsa
- Tacos, nachos, taco salads, enchiladas, burritos, or on eggs!
- Grilled Meats – Grilled fish, grilled chicken, grilled shrimp
- Chips – There is something so perfect about chips and salsa!
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Corn Pico de Gallo
Ingredients
- 1 8.75 oz can whole kernel sweet corn or a heaping cup of cooked corn
- ½ red onion diced, ~½ cup
- 1 large red bell pepper or mix different color peppers ~1 cup, diced
- 2-3 large tomatoes diced and deseeded, ~1 ½ cups
- ½-¾ cup cilantro
- 1 lime juiced
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛-¼ teaspoon black pepper
Optional
- 1 jalapeño pepper diced
- 1 pinch cumin
Instructions
- Chop all of your ingredients, and add them to a mixing bowl.1 8.75 oz can whole kernel sweet corn, ½ red onion, 1 large red bell pepper, 2-3 large tomatoes, ½-¾ cup cilantro, 1 jalapeño pepper
- Add the lime juice and season with salt and pepper to taste.1 lime, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ⅛-¼ teaspoon black pepper, 1 pinch cumin
- Mix everything together.
- Let the pico de gallo sit in the fridge for a few hours for the flavors to develop.
- Stir well before serving and taste, you might need to add more salt.
- Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is approximate and is automatically calculated, so should only be used as a guide.
