Corn Salsa Made with Instant Pot Corn off the Cob

Corn Salsa is the perfect salsa to top just about any dish. The summer is when you can use fresh corn off the cob cooked in the instant pot. Cook the corn, chop your vegetables and mix it all together. Buy a bag of tortilla chips and watch your family have a great time digging in.

Instant Pot Corn off the Cob

Prepare the Ears of Corn

First, we need to cut the top and bottom off the corn so they fit in the instant pot. Just use your finger, push down about the end of the ear of corn to find where the corn stops, push your knife through the corn at that spot. Place the 4 trimmed ears of corn into the instant pot followed with 1 cup of water.

Pressure Cook the Corn

Put the instant pot lid on, seal the pressure release valve and pressure cook for 3 minutes. The instant pot takes about 8 to 10 minutes to come to pressure. Release the pressure as soon as the 3 minutes of pressure cooking are finished. The instant pot beeps at you when the time is finished. Remove the lid and use tongs to place the corn on a cutting board or plate to cool.

Removing the Corn Husk and Sild

After the corn is cooked, the husk and silk comes right off. Grab an edge of the husk and pull the husk with the silk off the corn.

Cutting the Corn off the Corn Cob

Stand the corn cobb on end and use a sharp knife to slice the corn close to the base as possible. Flip the knife over and scrape the corn cob from top to bottom scraping the flavor and juice left in the corn cob. This is milking your corn.

Preparing Corn Salsa Ingredients

Cut a jalapeno in half and remove the white and seeds to take the heat out or leave them in for a hot salsa. Slice the jalapeno into strips and then chop into small pieces.

Cut a Pasilla or Pablano pepper down its groves to separate the segments. Remove the seeds and chop the pepper into small pieces.

Chop a handful of cilantro into small pieces as well. You will have about 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro. Chop 1/4 of a white onion into small pieces as well.

Mixing the Corn Salsa Ingredients

Add corn off the cob, chopped pasilla and jalapeno peppers, onion and cilantro to a medium mixing bowl. Squeeze 1/2 of a lime or 1 Tbsp of lime juice into the bowl followed by 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp black pepper. Mix the ingredients well chopping the corn into individual pieces. Cover the bowl with plastic and let sit in the refrigerator for an hour to let the flavors meld into corn salsa heaven.

Taste test your corn salsa. Add salt or pepper if you think it needs a little bit more

Corn Salsa Ideas

Once you have a large bowl of corn salsa, open up a big bag of salty tortilla chips and dig in. We spoon corn salsa over beef tacos, carne asada fries, quesadillas, hot dogs, hamburgers, salads, chipotle chicken burrito bowls, and pretty much anything we love and want to make it even better.

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