This Chipotle Corn Salsa Recipe is delightfully sweet with a little heat! This easy dip or topping for tacos, quesadillas, burritos and more is full of fresh flavor! Add Chipotle Corn Salsa to your burrito bowls, nachos and salads for the ultimate Chipotle copycat.
Every week, Isla and I have a date at Chipotle just before we pick the big girls up from school. During the holiday break, I was missing our little Chipotle dates. I crave their corn salsa both as a dip and on their chicken tacos!
Fortunately for me, I didn’t have to rely solely on taste to recreate the Chipotle Corn Salsa. All of the ingredients are listed directly on their website!
Truthfully, it was easy to perfect this recipe to get the measurements of each ingredient just right because I’ve eaten so much of it. I should probably be a little embarrassed about that, but I’m not!
In fact, my Chipotle Corn Salsa obsession is your gain! I’m not huge on copycat recipes but this is one to savor! It’s so simple and so amazing!
It’s the perfect medium salsa to enjoy as a dip or on all your favorite Mexican and Tex Mex recipes.
Serve it with chips, or on tacos, quesadillas, taco salads, in wraps, on chicken nachos and so much more! The options are endless!
Making your own salsa is SO easy! It’s incredibly fresh and flavorful. So much better than anything in a jar packed with preservatives. You’ll also love my Watermelon Salsa, Pineapple Salsa, Pico de Gallo, Avocado Salsa, Guacamole and Salsa Guacamole!
It’s gluten-free, dairy free and vegan, making it a crowd pleasing appetizer, side dish or topping.
The ultimate key to this amazing dip or topping? Fresh ingredients.
What’s in Chipotle Corn Salsa
- Jalapeños – Fresh jalapeños add a lot of heat to this delicious dip, topping or side dish. Slice in half to scoop out the membrane and seeds before dicing.
- Poblanos – Another delicious pepper to add a little heat to this salsa.
- Cilantro – I’m team cilantro, I love the flavor it adds but omit if you’re on the other team.
- Red Onion – Adds color and flavor. You can substitute white onion in a pinch.
- Corn – Fresh corn cut removed from the cobb provides the best flavor, but you can substitute canned corn if needed.
- Lime Juice – Fresh squeezed lime brings out the bright flavors. You can substitute 100% Real Lime Juice in a pinch.
- Lemon Juice – Again, fresh is best. If you don’t have any fresh lemons on hand you can substitute 100% Real Lemon Juice. A fresh squeeze of lemon juice enhances the flavors.
Chop chunky or fine – to your preference!
Variations
- Roasted – Use roasted corn and or poblano peppers to mix it up
- Black Beans – Throw in some black beans for a little protein.
- Avocado – Another great way to add in a little protein.
It’s the perfect sweet and spicy way to top your tacos, burritos, quesadillas and salads.
One of the many reasons that I love this recipe is because I can create it ahead of time, making it a great recipe for entertaining! I often use it on a build your own taco bar at the kitchen island. Serve it in one of these homemade taco bowls for an extra cute touch!
I use leftovers of this easy corn salsa throughout the week. In fact, it’s perfect as a dip, an easy way spice up a basic baked chicken breast, on nachos and more! The options are endless.
What Readers Are Saying About This Chipotle Corn Salsa
- Leah says: “I love the Chipotle corn salsa! Such a brilliant idea to recreate the recipe at home!”
- From Kristyn: “Love how easy and flavorful this is!! I could munch on this all day!!” Me, too!
- Dani, via Pinterest: “I added 2 avocados diced and used 3 jalapeños diced, 6 ears of fresh corn off the cob and 1 red onion finely chopped, 3 small lime juiced, along with large bunch of cilantro chopped! YUM” Adding the avocado is such a great idea!
Chipotle uses white corn, but when it’s winter in Missouri, I use yellow because it’s what we have available. Use fresh corn if possible, for the best results. You can substitute canned or frozen corn in a pinch.
Serving Suggestions
You may or may not know this, but we love Mexican-inspired dishes in our house. Check out all of my favorite Mexican dishes! Specifically, I’ve got more than a few great ideas on how to serve this Chipotle Corn Salsa Recipe!
- As a dip
- Serve on steak tacos
- Serve on chicken tacos
- Serve on taco salad
- Serve on beef tacos
- Add to walking tacos
- On chicken nachos
- Toss in a fiesta salad
- Toss with pasta salad
- Roll into a chicken wrap
- beef tacos
- As a side with Cilantro Lime Chicken
- With a skinny margarita
This recipe is so simple… just chop, toss and serve! Game on!
How to Squeeze Lemons and Limes
- The easiest way to juice citrus is to start at room temperature.
- Roll the lemon or lime with the palm of your hand on a cutting board or countertop to soften it.
- Slice it in half lengthwise. Juice by hand squeezing it until all the juice is released, use a hand-held juicer or the citrus attachment on your mixer.
On average, 1 lime makes about 2 tablespoons juice, 1 lemon about 3 tablespoons of juice.
To Store
- Refrigerate – Store in an airtight container or covered in plastic wrap up to 5 days.
If you make this corn salsa recipe, I hope you’ll come back and share the results with me! If you love it, please leave a five star review in my rating system below. Thanks for reading, and happy eating!
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Chipotle Corn Salsa Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 ears corn boiled and cut
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 1/4 cup red onion diced
- 1 jalapeño seeded and diced
- 1/2 poblano seeded and diced
- 1/4 lemon juiced, about 2 teaspoons
- 1/2 lime juiced, about 1 tablespoon
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients.
- Refrigerate until serving to allow flavors to marinate.
Notes
Substitutions and Notes
- Jalapeños – Slice in half to scoop out the membrane and seeds before dicing.
- Cilantro – Omit if you don’t care for cilantro.
- Red Onion – Substitute white onion in a pinch.
- Corn – Substitute 1 can of corn, drained
- Lime Juice – Substitute 100% Real Lime Juice in a pinch.
- Lemon Juice – Substitute 100% Real Lemon Juice.
Variations
- Roasted – Use roasted corn and or poblano peppers to mix it up
- Black Beans – Throw in some black beans for a little protein.
- Avocado – Another great way to add in a little protein.
To Store
- Refrigerate – Store in an airtight container or covered in plastic wrap up to 5 days.
I love your recipes but on this one, I don’t understand. You said frozen corn was better than canned if fresh wasn’t an option. Yet in your recipe you list an amount for canned corn (1 can, no idea what size) but not a measure for frozen corn. Please help! Thank you
Sorry, Sue! This recipe was originally published in 2012 – I added to my list to update tomorrow. I much prefer fresh over frozen or canned if you can for this recipe.
Great party snack
Thank you, Jamey!
I will be making this again and again! It is so good!
Thanks so much Toni! I love hearing that, thanks for following along!
Julie
I’ve always loved this at Chipotle, and now making it at home is even better! I love it!
I love everything about this, especially the chipotle flavors! This looks incredible!
My favorite! Love having this recipe on hand, it’s so good!
Love how fresh and flavorful this is! Yum!
Love how easy & flavorful this is!! I could munch on this all day!!
This is my favorite thing at chipotle!! Can’t wait to add this to my homemade burritos.
I love this salsa recipe because it’s so much more flavorful than the stuff you usually eat.
This is the perfect salsa to top any dish, side or eat as an appetizer!
I could eat this every day! So delicious!
Hi Julie, Your chipotle corn salsa recipe sounds delicious and the photos are beautiful, too! Thanks for sharing! Blessings, Janet
Thank you, Janet!
This looks absolutely delicious! My mouth actually started watering at lime juice, jalapeños and cilantro, three of my favorite greens! I’ve been looking for something delicious and healthy, so I will have to try this!
I love the Chipotle corn salsa! Such a brilliant idea to recreate the recipe at home.