Thursday, June 5, 2014

The Recipes: Pineapple Mint Salad

This is the easiest recipe almost ever. 
Pineapple Mint Salad


Ingredients:

2      cups medium diced pineapple, bite size
1/2   large red onion medium diced, bite size
1      medium sized cucumber medium diced, bite size, 1 1/2 cups
5      large mint leaves sliced thinly
salt to taste

Instructions:
 1) place ingredients in bowl, mix

Visuals:



The Recipes: GUAC


This is one of my favorite things!
Guac


Ingredients:

1/3      cup corn, fresh, frozen, canned
2         ripe avocados
1         lime, juiced
1         roma tomato, diced small
1/2      small red onion, diced small
1         clove garlic, minced
1         small bunch of cilantro
1/2      teaspoon cumin
1         decent squirt of hot sauce or 1/2 jalapeno, minced


Instructions:

1) slice avocado in half and remove the pit.  
2) place flesh on avocado and lime juice in bowl and mix until smooth or desired consistency. 
3) add corn, tomato, red onion, garlic, cilantro, cumin and hot sauce/ jalapeno
4) add salt and pepper to taste


Visuals:

Making GUAC!
Cut avocado in half
Remove the pit and place flesh in bowl
Squeeze in one limes juice
Mix until smooth

Add corn
Cut off top of tomato 
Remove seeds by using a butter knife or spoon handle to break the seed pockets

Cut in half and then dice

Mince garlic


Dice half of a small onion 

Thinly slice cilantro
Add hot sauce/ jalapeno and cumin, mix and serve
ENJOY!
Tips:
If you do not eat all of your Guac, store in refridgerater. Place plastic wrap directly on top of Guac, removing all the air bubbles to the outside of the container. Avocados turn brown when oxidized.