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🇲🇽 Mexican Vegetarian

Mushrooms Esquites

🇲🇽 Mexican

A bright, herb-packed mexican salad where mushrooms meets a punchy dressing — fresh, loud and addictive. 15 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1/2, thinly sliced
  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, torn
  • Olive Oil3 tbsp
  • Mushrooms400 g
  • Lime1, juiced
  • Mayonnaise3 tbsp
  • Corn400 g
  • Cotija Cheese80 g

Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.

  2. 2

    Prepare the mushrooms — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.

  3. 3

    Toss the mushrooms with the onion, fresh cilantro and the dressing just before serving.

  4. 4

    Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lime if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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