Salad #62 · Healthy Eating
California Street Food

Grilled Corn Elote Bowl

Grilled corn, black beans, pico de gallo, cotija, lime crema, crispy tortilla strips, and cilantro. The California bowl that is impossible to eat quietly.

Recipe
Fresh
Healthy
25 min
Total Time
4
Servings
420
Calories
62
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Ingredients

What You Need

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Corn cobs
4 grilled
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Black beans
1 tin
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Pico de gallo
1 cup fresh
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Cotija cheese
80g
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Sour cream
4 tbsp
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Cilantro
large bunch
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Lime
3
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Corn tortillas
3 for strips
Method

How to Make It

01
Make tortilla strips

Cut corn tortillas into thin strips. Fry in shallow oil 2–3 minutes until golden and crispy. Drain well. Season immediately with salt and chili powder.

02
Make lime crema

Whisk sour cream with lime juice, zest, a pinch of salt, and cumin until smooth and pourable.

03
Grill and cut corn

Char corn on all sides over direct flame or griddle. Cool slightly. Cut kernels off cob — run knife downward along the cob.

04
Layer the bowl

Beans, corn, pico de gallo, cotija, tortilla strips. Drizzle lime crema over everything. Scatter cilantro. Squeeze extra lime. Eat loudly.