This playful recipe swaps out tortilla chips with sweet watermelon and nacho cheese with salty cotija for refreshing take on "nachos".

*Make your own chili-lime seasoning with this easy recipe.

By / Photography By | August 15, 2019

Ingredients

For the Pickled Corn
  • 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced into rounds
  • 3/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels (about 2-21/2 ears)
  • 1 small watermelon, cut into small triangles
  • Chili-lime seasoning* or Tajín
  • Cotija, crumbled or grated
  • Lime, cut into wedges

Instructions

Make the Pickled Corn

In a small mixing bowl combine all ingredients except the corn and jalapeño and stir until sugar and salt is dissolved. In a sealable jar add the corn and jalapeño, pour over the brine. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Assemble the "Nachos"

On a serving platter arrange watermelon in an overlapping pattern. Sprinkle with chili-lime seasoning, a dusting of cotija, and spoon over pickled corn and jalapeños. Serve with lime wedges on the side.

 

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Ingredients

For the Pickled Corn
  • 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced into rounds
  • 3/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels (about 2-21/2 ears)
  • 1 small watermelon, cut into small triangles
  • Chili-lime seasoning* or Tajín
  • Cotija, crumbled or grated
  • Lime, cut into wedges
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