FRITO CORN SALAD
This Frito Corn Salad is so easy to make and absolutely delicious. You can use regular Fritos or the Chili Cheese! Both are great!
If you are a fan of summer salads you will also want to try this delicious Amish Pasta Salad. It’s our most popular salad for a reason!
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
This delicious corn salad is super easy to make and will be a winner at your next potluck. Only a few ingredients and takes no time to throw together. We love this salad made with Chili Cheese Fritos. We think it gives it a great flavor and you won’t need any extra seasonings.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Whole kernel sweet corn
- Sweet peppers (red, green or yellow, whichever you prefer)
- Red onion
- Tomatoes
- Shredded cheese (I used colby/monterey jack mix)
- Mayonnaise
- Chili Cheese Fritos
- Cilantro (optional)
SWAPS
If you like different types of corn you can switch it up in this recipe. You can use a can of sweet corn and a can of the summer crisp or white corn. You can also leave out the cilantro, it’s optional.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
That is what is so great about these easy summer salads, the hardest part is chopping up the vegetables! This salad can be made in less than 10 minutes which is one of the many reasons why we love it.
Step 1
Mix all ingredients except for Fritos and chill for a few hours. Add Fritos at time of serving and mix well and serve.
⭐TIP
Top the corn salad with the Fritos right before serving and stir into the corn. I believe it’s best this way and others agree. The crunch of the Fritos is a great addition to this salad!
OTHER SUMMER SALADS
SERVE THIS WITH
STORING & SERVING SIZE
We store this in the refrigerator and it makes about 8 servings. You can easily double this recipe for a larger gathering.
Frito Corn Salad
Ingredients
- 2 15 ounce cans of whole kernel sweet corn, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup of sweet peppers chopped
- 1/2 cup of red onion chopped
- 1 cup of tomatoes chopped (I used grape tomatoes)
- 2 cups of shredded cheese I used colby/monterey jack mix
- 1 cup of mayonnaise
- 1 9 1/4 ounce bag of chili cheese Fritos, broken up to size you prefer
- 1/4 cup of cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients except for Fritos and chill for a few hours. Add Fritos at time of serving and mix well and serve.
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Hey, me again, I’ve got a question. My 2 daughters and I all taste SOAP when we get the smallest bit of cilantro in our mouths. We try to avoid it but sometimes it gets slipped into some of our fav. dishes and it’s hard to escape. Do y’all know if women are more prone to taste SOAP when eating cilantro , than men. My hubby-the father of my 2 girls, doesn’t taste soap at all. He says it tastes minty.
Yes.. that is a real thing but I am not sure of the stats for women vs men, cause we all love it. It affects people differently and yes.. for some it taste like soap. That is so wild.. and it would be horrible for it to accidently get into a dish you love.
Took a minute to figure out HOW to rate the recipe but I got it, FIVE STARS!!! I had this at a family get together a few months ago and it was made by someone who is KNOWN to mess up an easy recipe–like making ICE. This was REALLY REALLY GOOD!! I’ve made corn salad for years but with Frito’s on top they are AWESOME!!! My sister in law dips the corn salad I make with chips though, Corn Chips just take it to a whole nuther level though. Thanks for the recipe and all the others too. Y’all do have some good ones and OLD ones I haven’t seen in DECADES.
Thank you for all your efforts in keeping this page interesting and AWESOME and relevant especially.
Susie
You’re so welcome! We are so thrilled you are enjoying the recipes! I did laugh at the “mess up an easy recipe.. like making ICE” hahahah
My family loved the corn frito salad
Too it to my family Mother’s Day dinner up in Frankfort Ky
Taking frito corn salad to my family’s tomorrow for Mother’s Day in a Frankfort Ky !
YAY!! Enjoy and Happy Mother’s Day!
Hey ladies!! I am making corn salad for our pitch in at our HS Rodeo this weekend. Looked up corn salad to see if there was any extra things to add or other ways to make it and your site popped up! How cool! Congrats and hope you 2 are doing well!
– Stephanie Keltner
Stephanie! This was such a sweet suprise!! I hope you and Rich are doing great! Thank you so much for commenting. 🙂
just made it but subbed garbanzo beans for the corn and added some “Loisa Sazon “seasoning. its delicious!! taking it to a party today !! yayayay
Love,LOVE this salad!
Shared this with friends and it was a huge hit. Thank you.
YAY!! So glad!
I made this and took it to a family Thanksgiving dinner and have been requested to bring it to every family holiday dinner since. Great recipe!
Very good recipe. Took it to a party for wide range of ages. Asked for the recipe after the party. Used 3 bags of frozen corn that I steamed then let cool (about 30 ozs. total). Did not add the cilantro. I don’t mind cilantro but I know some people don’t care for it. I did feel like the recipe needed some extra seasonings so I added some onion power, garlic powder, cumin, Adobo seasoning, and a tiny bit of chili pepper. I mixed all ingredients except for the Fritos and let the salad chill for 3 hours. Took crushed Fritos with me and added them when I got to the party. I’d definitely make this recipe again. It was very easy to make.
Easy to make! Tastes great
I made this frito salad 2 days ago… very good, still eating on it. CHANGES I made were: used frozen, roasted corn ( 2 pkgs) & 3/4 cup mayo… ( I was out)… VERY GOOD!!
A dumb question about the sweet peppers. Are you talking about the kind that comes in a jar or a chopped red or yellow pepper?
Thanks
Yes, chopped sweet red and yellow peppers.
This salad is now our favorite! So good! I love your recipes and your magazine!
You were right! The chili cheese Fritos are a game changer! Best salad!