Amor y Sabor (Love + Flavor)Mexican Dinner Salad
Posted on April 29, 2012
Mexican Dinner Salad
Prep time
Total time
This is a great salad for summer and you can play with the ingredients as suits you.
Recipe type: Entree
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- Head of Lettuce
- 2 Haas Avocados
- 2 Ripe Sweet Tomatoes (on the vine) or 1 carton of grape tomatoes
- 1 Medium Onion sliced in paper thin rings
- ½ cup Queso Fresco Crumbled
- ½ cup Grated Cheddar Cheese
- 2 cups Beans or 1 can — black, red or kidney beans are all fine and feel free to season to taste
- 1 grilled chicken breast (may be prepared ahead — pound breast thin and grill with olive oil and a little salt and pepper) cut into strips
- 1 tsp hot sauce or sliced jalepeños depending on heat desired
- 1 dollup of light (not non-fat, no taste) sour cream
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- juice of ½ lime
Instructions
- Layer salad as follows:
- st lettuce shredded
- sprinkle with tomatoes then onions
- arrange thin slices of avocado around the edge of platter
- sprinkle both cheeses
- place beans in center
- add grilled chicken (location your choice)
- dot salad with hot sauce or sprinkle jalapeños
- place a hearty dollup of sour cream in middle of beasn
- drizzle olive oil and squeeze lime
Notes
play with ingredients like:
corn kernals
sweet pepper
other grilled protiens: tofu, fish, shrimp, etc.
serve with bread or mini cheese quesadillas
Shredded Pork Carnitas
Posted on May 16, 2011
Above: Served with warm corn tortillas, lettuce, avocado and sour cream
Shredded Pork Carnitas
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Suggested serving with warm corn tortillas, lettuce, avocado and sour cream. Also delicious with rice.
Recipe type: Mexican
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1 Pork Loin approx 2-2.5 lbs
- 3 Dried large chilis such as ancho or New Mexico
- 2 Tbsp oil
- 4 Cloves of Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Cumin
- 2 Tbsp Paprika
- 1 Tbsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 Tsp Black Pepper
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 2 Cups onions sliced lengthwise
- 1½ Cup Vegetable Broth
- 4 Cups Orange Juice
- Juice from two limes
Instructions
- Soak dried chilis in warm water till soft (several hours)
- Cut pork into two inch cubes
- Place in a bowl and season with 1 tbsp oil and dried spices
- Remove chilis from water, cut off stems, de-seed and mince
- Mash garlic cloves with salt
- Put minced chilis and garlic in a bowl and set aside
- Heat pan with remaining oil and brown meat for several minutes and then return to bowl
- Sauté onions in meat pan until starting to soften. De-glaze pan with ½ cup of broth
- Cook for another few minutes
- Add meat, rest of broth, orange and lime juice
- Simmer on low for 3 hours
- Pull apart meat with a fork
Brown the meat.
Add the chili and garlic
Here’s the dried chils I used.
Onions sauteing in with the spices
After adding all the liquid, ready to simmer for 3 hours
After pulling apart with a fork
Amor y Sabor Social Pages