🇲🇽 Mexican Vegetarian

Zucchini Esquites

Name: Zucchini Esquites
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1/2, thinly sliced Onion; handful, torn Fresh Cilantro; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 1, juiced Lime; 3 tbsp Mayonnaise; 3 Zucchini; 400 g Corn; 80 g Cotija Cheese

🇲🇽 Mexican

A bright, herb-packed mexican salad where zucchini meets a punchy dressing — fresh, loud and addictive. Ready in 15 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1/2, thinly sliced
Fresh Cilantrohandful, torn
Olive Oil3 tbsp
Lime1, juiced
Mayonnaise3 tbsp
Zucchini3
Corn400 g
Cotija Cheese80 g

Instructions

1
Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.
2
Prepare the zucchini — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.
3
Toss the zucchini with the onion, fresh cilantro and the dressing just before serving.
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

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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