Sauteed Corn And Zucchini With Cotija And Cilantro Recipe

This is the perfect side dish to serve with a mexican mealeasy, approachable, colorful and flavorful. Add bell peppers for even more color, halved cherry or grape tomatoes and maybe a pinch of cayenne or cumin. If you can make this with fresh corn, lucky you Though, when that's not in season, i definitely reach for a bag of frozen corn and this is a quick way to dress it up. Queso cotija is a hard, crumbly dry cows milk cheese with a pronounced salty flavor. It is named after the town of cotija, michoacn. A little bit goes a long way. Cotija can be purchased in small rounds or large blocks, and it is often used crumbled or grated as a topping for burritos, soups, salads, tostadas, beans and tacos. You can often buy it crumbled or grated. This is the perfect example of a template recipe, where the general idea is there, and then you can swap things in and out as you pleasesuch as shallots instead of garlic, different herbs, summer squash instead of zucchini, feta or goat cheese instead of cotija. If you want a stronger oregano flavor, add more. Some people hate cilantro, and some people love ityou can also pass it on the side.