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Home-style Avocado Corn Salsa

Home-style Avocado Corn Salsa
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It’s light, it’s fresh, it’s bright, and oh so versatile. This avocado corn salsa pairs well with chicken, fish, tacos, salads, chips, you name it! We have been known to eat it with a spoon. But hey, once you give it a try, we have faith that you will too! You can easily adjust the heat in this recipe by either keeping the ribs and seeds in your jalapenos to make it hotter (or adding additional), or omit the jalapenos entirely if you don’t want any heat at all.

ingredients for avocado corn salsa

INGREDIENTS YOU’LL NEED FOR AVOCADO CORN SALSA:

  • Limes
  • Jalapenos
  • Corn kernels
  • Avocado oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Avocado
  • Red onion
  • Red bell pepper
  • Cilantro
  • Garlic
  • Cumin
  • Chili powder

HOW TO MAKE AVOCADO CORN SALSA:

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  • The method is short-list! Put all of your ingredients in a bowl together and stir to combine.
  • That’s it! No really, that’s it!
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TIPS AND NOTES FOR AVOCADO CORN SALSA:

  • You can control the heat by adding or removing the amount of jalapenos and chili powder. If you want no heat at all, leave them both out!
  • The limes are important for the flavor, but also to keep your avocado from browning so don’t skimp out.

CAN THIS BE MADE IN ADVANCE?

We wouldn’t make it more than a few hours in advance. While the lime juice will keep the avocado from browning for a while, we feel like it tends to get a little “soggy” towards the end of the second day. So to have a house favorite tasting version, we'd stick with fresh. You could make the salsa in advance, leaving out the cilantro, avocado, and corn. Then, add the avocado, corn, and cilantro in before serving. It does have it’s best flavor fresh (in our opinion).

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Prep 10 minutesTotal 10 minutesMakes 6 cups

Ingredients

  • 2 large limes juiced
  • 1-2 jalapenos diced
  • 1 cup fresh corn kernels about 2-3 full cobs
  • 1 avocado diced
  • 1/4 cup red onion diced
  • 1/2 cup red bell pepper diced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil
  • dash chili powder

Method

  1. Add all ingredients to a bowl.
  2. Mix up and serve! That's it!

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