Succotash with Avocado, Tomato, and Cotija Cheese
I saw this recipe in Everyday Food awhile back and saved it for the summer. I couldn’t wait. I had all the ingredients on hand and even though I used frozen corn & lima beans it turned out tasting fresh and delicious. I loved the soft avocado with the sweet tomatoes and corn. I served this side dish with chicken tostadas and they paired perfectly. I really loved this succotash and so did my husband and daughter… my son, not so much. His loss.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Add the corn and lima beans and cook, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes. Add the zucchini, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Cook for an additional 2 minutes then pour into a serving dish.
Let the succotash cool for a few minutes before adding the tomatoes, cilantro, and avocado, mixing gently. Taste and re-season if needed. Top with cotija cheese crumbles. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp sweet yellow onion diced
- 1 ½ cups of frozen corn thawed
- ¾ cup of frozen lima beans thawed
- ¼ cup of zucchini diced
- ½ cup of grape tomatoes halved
- ½ avocado diced
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 1-2 tbsp cotija cheese crumbled
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Add the corn and lima beans and cook, stirring often, for 3-4 minutes. Add the zucchini, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Cook for an additional 2 minutes then pour into a serving dish.
- Let the succotash cool for a few minutes before adding the tomatoes, cilantro, and avocado, mixing gently. Taste and re-season if needed. Top with cotija cheese crumbles. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
Mmmm, this looks like such a wonderful side dish – fresh and chockfull of veggies.
Succotash never usually looks that good to me…. until now!! This is a plate of beauty, Pam.
Succotash is so delicious, and just saying the name makes me giggle! This looks so fresh and healthy! Pam- I laughed when I read “my son, not so much. His loss.”! 🙂
I’m not a fan of lima beans, but I haven’t tried them in the past couple years. It is probably time to give them a try again. I love all the colors in this dish!
Hey Pam, thanks for coming to the new site. I just an avocado today, for my post that I’ll be making a little later on. This looks really good, I’ve been looking at simular recipes like this. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
People sneer at frozen veggies. They really are a wonder when we can’t get fresh!
This is a great healthy side dish. I love the colors of this.
I gotta admit…you had me at cotija. Love this!
Very flavorful as well as colorful dish, Pam! I always love having frozen veggies handy, you never know when or how you’re gonna need them!
Is that zucchini in the ingredient picture? I didn’t see it on the ingredient list. Is it raw or cooked?
Fred,
Thank you for letting me know! I add the zucchini in the ingredient list. I cooked it for a few minutes with the corn and lima beans.
Thanks again!
Pam