Sweet and Spicy Corn Salsa Recipe (Chipotle Copycat)

Sweet and savory with the perfect amount of heat, this salsa is a crowd favorite. Enjoy it with your favorite tortilla chips, or use as a topping on some of your favorite recipes. This Chipotle corn salsa recipe works perfectly as a topping for salads, a delicious addition to sandwiches and wraps, and a perfect garnish on all sorts of entrees.

Yield: About 1 cup salsa

Ingredients:

– 1 medium poblano chile
– 1 tbsp olive oil
– 1 small red onion
– 1 large jalapeño pepper
– 5-6 sprigs fresh cilantro
– 2 tbsp Lime juice
– 1 cup can corn (or you can use thawed, frozen corn as well)
– 1/2 tsp sugar
– 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions:

Cut the poblano chile into two and remove the seeds. Brush with olive oil inside and out. Broil at 400F for about 5-10 minutes. Remove chile from oven/broiler and let cool. Peel the skin and chop it.

Chop red onion, jalapeño peppers, and cilantro.

In a bowl, mix all ingredients, including the corn, sugar and salt together. Serve chilled.

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Comments

Megan A says
May 29, 2015 at 1:30 pm

I love Chipotle! this is an awesome copycat recipe
krystel says
May 29, 2015 at 9:49 pm

i love chipotle looks delicious
Kathleen Kelly says
June 1, 2015 at 7:05 am

An awesome summer side dish!! Thank you for sharing!
Sandra Watts says
June 1, 2015 at 11:32 am

Delicious looking recipe. Thanks for sharing it.

Sweet and Spicy Corn Salsa Recipe (Chipotle Copycat)