Sweet Corn and Hatch Chile Salsa
Sweet Corn and Hatch Chile Salsa is the best summer salsa ~ it goes great with grilled meats, fish, chicken or chips!
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
- 4 ears sweet corn
- 6 green onions, thinly sliced (green and white parts)
- 8 slices thick cut bacon, cooked until crisp, then chopped or crumbled into small pieces
- 3 Hatch chiles, roasted, peeled, and finely chopped (see instructions below)
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- juice of 2 limes
- salt and fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Put the chilies on a baking sheet and set the pan on the rack closest to the broiler flame. Broil on high for about 10 minutes, or until the chilies are blackened. Put the hot chilies in a zip lock baggie and let steam for 15 minutes. Remove the peppers and peel away the skin. Finely chop the flesh, and put in a large mixing bowl, seeds and all.
- Wrap the ears of corn in a clean kitchen towel and microwave for 3 minutes. Remove the husks and silk and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Dry.
- Remove the corn kernels with a sharp knife and add to the bowl. Add the green onions and bacon.
- Remove the cilantro leaves from the stems and chop them finely. Add the cilantro to the bowl, along with the lime juice. Toss well, and season to taste with salt and fresh cracked black pepper.
- Refrigerate the salsa until ready to use.
Notes
- I think a brief steaming brings out the flavor of corn, but if you have some fabulously fresh ears and you love it raw, go ahead and use it that way. You might even want to roast your corn for another level of flavor.
- While you can use canned or frozen chilies in this salsa, I don't recommend using frozen or canned corn ~ the corn has to be fresh ~ just trust me on this one ;)
Nutrition
Calories: 124 kcal · Carbohydrates: 1 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 11 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 0.04 g · Cholesterol: 19 mg · Sodium: 192 mg · Potassium: 88 mg · Fiber: 0.3 g · Sugar: 0.3 g · Vitamin A: 154 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 7 mg · Iron: 0.3 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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