- prep: 25 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 25 min
Summary
The corn salad that fills these tacos makes a great side dish as well. If you are averse to raw corn, you can always blanch the kernels in boiling water for one minute before proceeding with the recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups fresh corn kernels (from 4 ears)
- 3 ounces cotija or mild feta cheese, crumbled (2/3 cup)
- 2 teaspoons finely grated lime zest (from 3 to 4 limes)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 3 limes)
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro leaves (from 1 bunch)
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions (from 2 scallions)
- Coarse salt
- 12 corn tortillas
- 2 ripe mangos, peeled, halved, pit removed, and sliced into long, thin pieces
- Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 81 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 4 g 6.37%
- Saturated Fat: 1 g 6.1%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 4 mg 1.49%
- Sodium: 324 mg 13.51%
- Calcium: 29 mg 2.94%
- Potassium: 13 mg 0.36%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 0 mg 1.14%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 6 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 5.96%
- Sugar: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 4.49%
- Vitamin C 4.59%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat1
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq