Fritos Corn Salad

Fritos Corn Salad

from southernliving.com
Appetizer
75 min
10 servings

Frito corn salad is the perfect dip for your next gathering. With Fritos corn chips, bell pepper, onion, mayonnaise, and Cheddar cheese, it's big crowd-friendly appetizer.

Ingredients

  • 2cans whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1pkg. shredded cheddar cheese
  • ½ cupchopped green bell pepper diced (about 1/2 medium)
  • ½ cupchopped red bell pepper (about 1/2 medium)
  • ⅓ cupchopped red onion (about 1/4 large)
  • ¾ cupmayonnaise
  • ⅛ cupsour cream
  • ¼ tsppaprika
  • ¼ tspcumin
  • dash of black pepper
  • 1pkg. corn chips (such as fritos original)
  • scoop-style corn chips (such as fritos scoops), to serve
  • sliced jalapeños for garnish (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Gather ingredients:

  2. 2

    Combine salad ingredients: Stir together corn, cheese, green and red bell peppers, onion, mayonnaise, sour cream, paprika, cumin, and black pepper in a medium bowl until well-combined. Chill at least 1 hour, or until ready to serve.

  3. 3

    Mix in corn chips: Just before serving, lightly crush up the chips in the closed bag of regular corn chips. Then, pour about 3/4 of the bag into the salad and stir until fully combined.  Top with jalapeños, if using, and the remaining crushed corn chips. Serve with scoop-style corn chips.