This such a great side dish. I found it back in 2019 from watching a cooking series on OETA, Oklahoma’s public TV channels. It is a Nick Stellino recipe. While he cooks mostly Italian food, this is a Tex-Mex style side dish. For the ingredients of the Magic Rub, please check my blog post of homemade Herb and Spices Mixes. I would post a link to his recipe but it is now behind a paywall. It was not like that when I printed it in 2019.

Dressing Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar
• ¼ c Brown Sugar
• 1 Jalapeno Pepper, seeded and fine diced
• 1 Tbsp fresh Parsley chopped (or 1 Tsp dried)
• ¼ c Tomato Sauce
• 1 Tsp Nick Stellino’s Magic Rub

Corn Salad Ingredients

• ½ c Cotija Cheese, Queso Blanco, Queso Fresco or Feta cut into ¼ inch dice
• 2 c Corn Kernels
• ½ c fine dice Onion (Red Onion is great in this)
• 1 Red, Orange or Yellow Bell Pepper seeded and diced
• Salt and Black Pepper to taste
• ¼ c Chopped fresh Parsley or 1 Tbsp dried

Mix all dressing ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well. Set aside.

Add all corn salad ingredients into the large bowl. Stir well and cover all corn ingredients with the dressing.

Cover and chill in fridge for at least 1 hour. Bring to room temperature and serve.