Avocado Salad
4 servings
Ingredients:
2 avocado
1 tomato
1/2 red onion
2 cups arugula leaves
2 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1/2 tbsp honey
1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp canola oil
Directions: Gently mix the tomatoes, avocados, onions, argulua. Whisk together the lime juice, vinegar, honey, and cumin in a medium bowl. Pour dressing over tomato, avocado, onion, and arugula mix.
Acapulco Chicken
3 servings
Ingredients:
1 skinless chicken breast
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 tsp cayenne pepper
12 cup chopped onion
1 jalapeno
1/2 tomato
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp black pepper
Directions: Season chicken with 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and saute seasoned chicken for 3 to 4 minutes, or until no longer pink. Remove from skillet withh a slotted spoon and keep warm. In same skillet, stir fry bell pepper and onion until soft. Add jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, and remaining cumin, cayenne, and black pepper. Cook, stirring, for an additional 3 to 5 minutes, add chicken and stir fry for 2 more minutes.
Fruit Salad with honey lime dressing
6 servings(salad) 4 servings(dressing)
Ingredients:
1 cup of orange segments
1 cup of halved strawberries
1 cup of halved grapes
1 cup of chopped apples
2 tbsp of salad oil
1 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp of honey
vinegar to taste
1 pinch of ground ginger
Directions: Mix apples, strawberries, oranges, and grapes in a large mixing bowl. Combine salad oil, lime juice, honey, vinegar, and ground ginger and stir until evenly mixed. Refridgerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes. Drizzle over fruit.
Cilantro Lime Rice
6 servings
Ingredients:
2 cups of water
1 tbsp of butter
1 cup of long grain rice
1 tsp of lime zest
2 tbsp of fresh lime juice
1/2 cup of cilantro
Directions: Bring water to a boil, stir butter and rice into water. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until rice in tender for 20 minutes. Stir lime zest, lime juice, and cilantro into cooked rice just before serving
Mango Sorbet
12 servings
Ingredients:
4 mangos, peeled, seeded, and cubed
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of water
3 tbsp of lime juice
Directions: Place cubed mango in food processor and puree. Pour in simple syrup and lime juice and puree until smooth. Place in an ice cream maker. Freeze thoroughly
Tres Leches Cake
24 servings
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup of all purpose flour
1 tsp of baking powder
1/2 cup of unsalted butter
2 cups of white sugar
5 eggs
1 1/2 tsp of vanilla
2 cups of whole milk
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 can of evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups of heavy whipping cream
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour one 9 by 13 inch baking pan. Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside. Cream butter and 1 cup of sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and 1/2 tsp of vanilla, beat well. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture 2 tbsp at a time, mix untiil well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Pierce cake several times with a fork. Combine the whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together. Pour over top of the cooled cake. Whip whipping cream, the remaining 1 cup of sugar and the remaining 1 tsp of vanilla together until thick. Spread over top of cake. Be sure and keep refridgerated.