This simple and easy corn and tomato salad recipe screams summer with fresh or frozen corn, cherry tomatoes, lime juice, cilantro, red onions, and jalapeno.

Oval white bowl of corn salad w/ quartered cherry tomatoes, jalapenos, red onions, and cilantro. Side view.

Variations on Frozen Corn and Tomato Salad

For the corn:

Use fresh corn. Throw the corn on the grill or pan fry it for ~ 3-5 minutes to get a roasted color and texture if you have time.
Use frozen corn - there is a regular or roasted variety usually
Use canned corn.

Ingredients on wood cutting board: jalapeno, lime, cherry tomatoes, bunch of cilantro, red onion, bag of frozen corn.

Try adding some of these ingredients to this simple frozen corn and tomato salad recipe:

diced avocado
drained black beans
regular tomatoes instead of cherry tomatoes
use lemon juice instead of lime or try a splash of balsamic vinegar, apple cider or white wine vinegar
spices like cumin, coriander, chili powder, cayenne
a splash of hot sauce

Top down view of unmixed ingredient in a white bowl: corn, quartered cherry tomatoes, diced red onions, diced jalapenos. Half of a lime and chopped cilantro on the side.

Things In My Kitchen:

3 quart mixing bowl - I love these flat bottomed & wide brimmed mixing bowls for combining ingredients with veggies for roasting and for making salads. The 2 quart and 3 quart are my "go to" bowls for almost everything.

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Oval white bowl of corn salad w/ quartered cherry tomatoes, jalapenos, red onions, and cilantro. Top view.

Easy Frozen Corn And Tomato Salad

Oval white bowl of corn salad w/ quartered cherry tomatoes, jalapeños, red onions, and cilantro. Side view.

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This simple and easy frozen corn and tomato salad recipe screams summer with fresh or frozen corn, cherry tomatoes, lime juice, cilantro, red onions, and jalapeno.

Author: beckie
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6
Category: Side Dish
Method: No Cooking Involved
Cuisine: International
Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

16 oz frozen corn kernels, defrosted (or 5 fresh ears of corn)
1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
⅓ cup red onion, diced
1 medium (or to taste) jalapeno, minced
⅓ cup cilantro, minced
1 tablespoon e.v. olive oil
2 tablespoon (~1 lime), juiced
½ teaspoon salt
pinch black pepper

Instructions

Defrost the corn before mixing with other ingredients and add corn to large bowl.
Add remaining ingredients into corn bowl and mix.
Add more lime juice and salt to taste.
Garnish with extra cilantro leaves if desired. Happy Summer! Beckie

Serving Suggestion

This cherry tomato and corn salad is great for summer picnics and I like to pair it with other cold dishes, like cole slaw, chicken salad or pickled shrimp (yum!), or with BBQ ribs.

Easy Frozen Corn and Tomato Salad

Variations on Frozen Corn and Tomato Salad