Description
Street Corn Creamy Cucumber Chicken Salad is a quick, creamy, and flavor-packed dish made with juicy chicken, sweet corn, crisp cucumber, and a tangy lime dressing. Perfect for busy weeknights, meal prep, or a refreshing lunch, this easy recipe delivers bold street corn-inspired flavors in every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups grilled or roasted chicken, diced
- 1 cup sweet corn (grilled or canned)
- 1 large cucumber, diced
- ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Optional: crumbled feta cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken by grilling or roasting until fully cooked, then dice into bite-sized pieces.
- Grill fresh corn until slightly charred or drain canned corn.
- Dice the cucumber and finely chop the red onion.
- In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, lime juice, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Add chicken, corn, cucumber, and red onion to the bowl.
- Gently fold everything together until evenly coated.
- Stir in chopped cilantro.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
- Chill for 10 minutes (optional) before serving.
- Garnish with feta cheese if desired and serve.
Notes
- Use rotisserie chicken for a quicker option.
- Add diced avocado for extra creaminess.
- For a lighter version, replace some mayo with more Greek yogurt.
- Best served chilled for maximum flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad / Main Dish
- Method: Mixing / Grilling
- Cuisine: American / Mexican-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg