Here's the Best Way to Eat Grilled Corn—Minus the Greasy Fingers

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Here's the Best Way to Eat Grilled Corn—Minus the Greasy Fingers

Loaded with cotija cheese, cilantro, mint, and candied pepitas, this corn salad just might be the side of the summer.

Wonderful things about summer: grilled corn on the cob. Not so much: having your fingers covered in wispy hairs of husk and a greasy mixture of butter and corn juice. And ugh, looks like someone's knocked the entire stack of napkins into the pool again during a keg stand gone wrong. What's a corn-loving barbecue-goer to do?

Don't worry, we've got you covered. This corn salad from Comodo in New York takes inspiration from Mexican esquites, a fork-friendly street food staple served in a cup.

MAKE: Grilled Corn Summer Salad

After grilling the corn, you simply cut it off the cob and blend it with salty cotija cheese, cilantro, mint, and candied pepitas before drizzling with a tart cumin dressing. No messy fingers needed.