Description
Street Corn Creamy Cucumber Chicken Salad is a fresh, creamy, flavor-packed salad made with grilled chicken, sweet corn, crisp cucumbers, and a zesty lime dressing. Perfect for quick lunches, light dinners, or easy meal prep.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups grilled or roasted chicken, diced
- 1 cup sweet corn (grilled or canned, drained)
- 1 large cucumber, diced
- ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Optional: crumbled feta cheese for garnish
Instructions
- If needed, grill or roast the chicken until fully cooked. Let it cool, then dice into bite-sized pieces.
- If using fresh corn, grill until slightly charred and cut kernels from the cob. If using canned corn, drain well.
- Dice the cucumber and finely chop the red onion.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, lime juice, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper until smooth.
- Add diced chicken, corn, cucumber, and red onion to the bowl. Gently fold until evenly coated.
- Stir in chopped cilantro.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
- Chill for 10 minutes for best flavor (optional).
- Garnish with crumbled feta if desired and serve.
Notes
- Rotisserie chicken works great for convenience.
- Drain corn thoroughly to prevent watery dressing.
- For extra spice, add chili powder or a dash of hot sauce.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Stir before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing / Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg