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Recipe: Mexican Watermelon Salad
Mexican watermelon salad – this bright and fresh dish is sure to spice up any table! Eat it for breakfast, for dinner, or even for lunch the next day. You won’t be disapointed with this refreshing salad. Okay, let’s get cooking! Also, one thing to note, I haven’t leared how to pick out the perfect jicama yet, so please share your tips below. Cooking Light has some great tips and tricks on how to cook with jicama – check them out if you like this…
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Recipe: Mexican Street Corn Tostadas
Mexican streen corn tostadas are the perfect way to combine bean dip and the savoy goodness of street corn. Have them for brunch, lunch, or even dinner – let’s get cooking! Ingredients Black Bean Dip (full recipe) Mexican Street Corn (2/3 of a recipe) 8 tostatds First, make the full recipe of the black bean dip. I’m a huge fan of this dip, it’s great with veggies, on tacos, or even in the morning with an egg wrapped burrito. It’s got a bit more zip…
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Recipe: Eight Gluten Free Mexican Recipes
Eight – yes, eight gluten free Mexican recipes. A while back I shared some of my favourite to date Mexican recipes on the blog and although those are all delicious, these eight (four of them are breakfast dishes) are right up there with being great. Okay, let’s check out these eight gluten free recipes! Gluten Free Mexican Recipes Red Chilaquiles Mexican Rice Zucchini and Corn Torta Chicken and Potato Tacos Mango Salsa Caramelized Brussel Sprout and Onion Quesadillas Black Bean Breakfast Tostada Butternut Squash Tacos…
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Recipe: Red Chilaquiles
Red chilaquiles – the ultimate Mexican breakfast. I recall sharing the first time I had these, on the beach in Akumal about 3 years ago – so good. A while back I even made some with green sauce, but this time, it’s red sauce time – let’s get cooking! Ingredients 2 cups of canola oil 8 corn tortillas 1/2 a white onion, chopped 4 eggs pack of Frontera red enchilada sauce 1/2 cup of crumbled feta cheese 1 thinly sliced jalapeño some avocado slices a…
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Recipe: Mexican Rice
Mexican rice, it’s underrated, but so delicious. This recipe is easy to master, and it reminds me of risotto. The tomato paste makes this recipe, so if you make your own, your rice is going to pack a punch! Let’s get cooking. Ingredients 1/4 cup of canola oil 2 cups of basmati rice 1/2 a white onion, diced 1 carrot, shredded a teaspoon of garlic, chopped 1/2 cup of tomato paste 3 cups of water salt to taste First, in a large skillet, heat the…
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Recipe: Zucchini and Corn Torta
Zucchini and corn torta is a Mexican egg dish that’s similar to a quiche, but with Mexican flavours. It has layers of goodness and the cotija cheese gives it some bite. Okay, let’s get cracking and bake up. Ingredients 2 large poblano peppers a white onion 1 tablespoon of butter one can of crisp kernel corn 2 zucchinis 1/2 teaspoon of tex-mex spice 1/4 teaspoon of cumin 1 1/2 cups of shredded jack cheese 6 eggs 1/4 cup of crumbled cotija cheese salt and pepper…
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Recipe: Chicken and Potato Tacos
Chicken and potato tacos, the perfect mid-week dinner. You can use chorizo chicken, or even make your own chorizo spice mix , and the potatoes add some heartiness to these tacos. They’re simple, yet delicious. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 1/4 pound of ground chicken spice mix – I used chorizo 1-2 tablespoons of butter breakfast potato recipe (I halved the recipe) 6-8 corn tortillas avocado slices tomatillo salsa First, get your ground chicken cooking in the 1-2 tablespoons of butter. Oh, and use a…
