Once you see how easy this corn salsa is to make, you will consider it a staple ingredient to keep in your fridge.
Sure, you’ll slather it on top of your nacho platter. But think beyond the chip.
You’ll agree, once you taste it, that this corn salsa packs a fantastic punch of flavor to many different dishes.
Why corn salsa?
I started making this salsa because we have someone in our household who refuses to eat tomatoes.
So I began searching for another topping in lieu of tomato salsa. My family tried corn salsa at a Mexican food chain, and we fell in love with the flavor.
After much experimentation at home, I’m ready to share this recipe.
Plus, this topping is a low-calorie, healthy way to add flavor to almost anything you cook.
Health benefits of adding corn to your menu
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) considers corn both a vegetable and a grain.
They note that if you harvest the ears when they are edible off the cob, they are a veggie.
However, if you harvest them only after they are dry, they are a grain. This is the product shipped off to mills to make corn flour and other grain products.
You will find corn in some surprising places
If you check food labels carefully, you will find corn listed as an ingredient in many different products:
- Breakfast cereal
- Cooking oil
- High-fructose corn syrup in candy and soda
- Crunchy snack foods
- Grits or polenta
- Whole-grain snacks
- Corn flour
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