Mexican Street Corn Barley Salad

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This Mexican Street Corn Barley Salad is packed with the flavors of the street cart favorite, but in a great side for a picnic, potluck or BBQ. Make it ahead for a fun side dish!

It’s Cinco de Mayo week everyone! Of course that calls for a fiesta and plenty of delicious food. So grab a margarita and get comfy because some of my blogger friends and I have been cooking up a storm in preparation for the fiesta!

We love Mexican food in our house.   Really I doubt much of what we have is very authentic at all. Maybe it’s more Tex-Mex.

Perhaps it’s Mexican fusion? At the very least it’s Mexican inspired. Yeah, we’ll go with that!

I am not disciplined enough to actually follow through on a weekly food tradition, but if I was Taco Tuesday would be a strong contender.

We all love them (and fajitas, nachos, enchiladas, burritos, chimichangas and more!) MiMi sometimes does taco bars for family dinners too and that is always a hit.

So it was hard to narrow down what I wanted to share with you for #MexicanRecipes week. In the end, I decided to kick the week off with a flavorful side dish.

As the weather is turning warmer, I have fresh produce on the brain. This is inspired by the street vendors who grill corn on the cob and do it up right.

Of course we don’t have fresh corn on the cob quite yet in the Midwest, but some frozen corn toasted in a hot skillet works almost as well!

This is perfect served alongside some tequila lime chicken or would make a great take along for a picnic or potluck. You can make it ahead which is always a bonus too.

I made a big batch and served it as a side for dinner. Then I stirred in some beans and leftover chicken for quick lunches at work during the week. It was great both ways!

Thanks for sharing!