Elote Bowl with Grilled Pineapple

  5.0 – 1 reviews  • Mexican

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Prep Time: 40 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 50 mins
Servings: 2
Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 medium fresh pineapple, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices
  2. 2 ears corn, husks and silks removed
  3. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or more as needed
  4. 2 cups cooked brown rice
  5. 2 tablespoons crema Mexicana (Mexican cream)
  6. 2 dashes hot sauce, or to taste
  7. 2 tablespoons crumbled cotija cheese
  8. 1 bunch fresh cilantro
  9. salt and ground black pepper to taste
  10. 1 lime, cut in wedges

Instructions

  1. Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
  2. Brush pineapple and corn with oil and place carefully on the grill. Cook pineapple until grill marks appear, about 3 minutes. Flip and leave on heat just until grill marks appear on the second side, about 3 minutes more; do not overcook, as pineapple will become mushy.
  3. Grill corn, turning throughout, until somewhat charred, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from grill and cool until safe too handle. Cut kernels off cobs into a bowl.
  4. Assemble 2 bowls by spooning equal amounts of rice into the bottom and topping each with 1/2 the roasted corn kernels. Spoon crema over over corn and drizzle with hot sauce. Add 2 to 3 pineapple rings to each bowl and top with cotija cheese and cilantro. Add salt and pepper and a squeeze of lime juice.
  5. You can use canned pineapple and corn instead of fresh. You can substitute queso fresco or feta cheese for the cotija. You can use a lemon in place of lime.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 817 kcal
Carbohydrate 158 g
Cholesterol 35 mg
Dietary Fiber 17 g
Protein 16 g
Saturated Fat 8 g
Sodium 305 mg
Sugars 71 g
Fat 20 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Katherine Daugherty
Made as written (forgot the cilantro for the picture) and this turned out great! The rice could have used more seasoning. Next time I’d use broth instead of water. Easy fix. Excellent recipe!

 

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