1 chipotle pepper {from a can of chipotle peppers in adobe sauce}
salt & pepper
Other Ingredients
3 cups of cooked quinoa
15 oz. black beans, rinsed and drained
2 ears of fresh corn, shucked
¼ cup of fresh cilantro
1 roma tomato, diced
Directions
In
a food processor, add plain yogurt, juice of 1 lime, avocado, garlic
clove, chipotle pepper, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Place in
refrigerator.
In a small bowl, add chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix together.
Rinse
and pat dry tilapia filets and season bowl sides of the fish with the
seasoning in the small bowl. {you may have some left over and that's
fine}
Heat grill to medium high, grill the two ears of corn for 15-20 minutes. Turning the corn every 5 minutes.
Next, grill tilapia for 3-5 minutes on the first side and 3-5 on the second.
Remove both from the grill and set aside.
Assemble
your bowls, place ¾ cup of cooked quinoa in a bowl, then add in black
beans, diced tomato, fresh grilled corn {that has been cut off the cob},
cilantro, tilapia, and then top with Chipotle Avocado Crema.
In
a food processor or blender, pulse half of the almonds until they are
very finely chopped. Pour them into a large bowl. Then chop the other
half of the almonds coarsely, and pour them into the same bowl.
Pour the oats, salt, and brown sugar into the bowl with the almonds and stir to combine.
In
a small microwaveable bowl, combine honey and coconut oil, and heat for
40 seconds. Stir to dissolve the coconut oil, and add the vanilla and
almond extract.
Pour the honey mixture over the oats, and stir so that they are evenly coated.
Pour the oats evenly onto a Silpat or parchment lined baking sheet (helpful if it has sides).
Bake the oats for 5 minutes, and then stir them around. Return to the oven for 5 more minutes.
Pour the granola and onto a piece of wax paper to cool. Spread it out into a thin layer.
After it cools completely, break the granola into clusters and store in an airtight container.
Blackened Fish Tacos withAvocado-Cilantro Sauce Source: host the toast
Ingredients
blackened fish
1.5 lbs tilapia fillets
1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon brown sugar
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
12 corn tortillas
slaw
½ red cabbage, sliced thin
¼ green cabbage, sliced thin
½ medium-sized onion, diced
½ cup cilantro
Juice of 1 lime
avocado-cilantro sauce
½ cup sour cream
1 ripe avocado, pitted and skinned
¼ cup cilantro, chopped
Juice of 1 lime
1 jalapeno, chopped and seeded
Salt, to taste
Directions
In
a small bowl, combine the smoked paprika, garlic powder, dried oregano,
onion powder, cumin, salt, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper. Sprinkle
the mixture over both sides of your tilapia fillets, and then rub the
seasonings in.
Combine all of the Avocado-Cilantro Sauce ingredients in a food processor or blender. Pulse until well-combined.
Combine all of the Slaw ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
Heat
the oil in a heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Once heated, add
in the tilapia (a few at a time if you can't fit them all at once).
Cook for 4-5 minutes on each side, or until the outside is blackened and
the fish flakes apart easily.
Remove
the fish from the heat, and if desired, warm the corn tortillas in the
same skillet over medium heat, cooking for about 30 seconds on each
side.
Break
up the tilapia into 2-3" pieces. Stack the tortillas in twos. Distribute
the fish evenly between the 6 sets of tortillas, and top with Slaw and
Avocado-Cilantro Sauce. Serve.
1 New York-Style Pizza Dough ball
(recipe follows), or dough of choice
1/2 cup White Sauce (recipe
follows)
1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried or chopped
fresh thyme
1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black
pepper
Mozzarella cheese, grated
1 tablespoon chopped fresh
flat-leaf parsley
Unbleached high-gluten or bread
flour, cornmeal, or semolina flour for dusting peel
Directions
Place a baking stone on the middle
shelf of the oven and preheat on the highest setting for at least 1
hour. Shape the dough ball using the toss-and-spin method,
stretching it to a diameter of about 12 inches. The dough should be
about 1/4 inch thick and slightly thicker toward the edge. Transfer
the dough to a peel or an inverted sheet pan that has been dusted
with flour.
In a bowl, stir together the
ricotta, salt, thyme, and pepper. Set aside.
Spread the White Sauce over the
surface of the dough, leaving a 1/4-inch border uncovered. Spread
the ricotta mixture evenly over the White Sauce. Spread Mozzarella
cheese over top of pizza.
Carefully slice the pizza from the
peel onto the baking stone. It should take about 12 minutes to make.
When it is done, the crust should be crisp and slightly charred on
the edge and the cheese should be bubbling and just beginning to
caramelize. The underside of the crust should be brown and crisp,
not white and soft.
Remove the finished pizza from the
oven and garnish it immediately with the parsley. Let the pizza cool
for about 3 minutes before slicing and serving. If you want a
“snappier” crust, let the pizza cool completely, then return the
individual slices to the hot oven for re-crisping.
New York-Style Pizza Dough
Ingredients
5 cups unbleached high-gluten or
bread flour
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar or honey
2 teaspoons table salt or 3 1/2
teaspoons kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
3 tablespoons olive oil or
vegetable oil or solid vegetable shortening
1
3/4 cups room-temperature water (70°F)
Directions
With a large metal spoon, stir
together all the ingredients into a 4-quart bowl or the bowl of an
electric stand mixer until combined.
**If mixing with an electric mixer,
fit it with the dough hook and mix on a low speed for 4 minutes, or
until all the flour gathers to form a coarse ball.
Let the dough rest for 5 minutes,
then mix again on medium-low speed for an additional 2 minutes, or
until the dough clears the sides of the bowl and sticks just a
little to the bottom. If the dough is too soft and sticky to hold
its shape, mix in more flour by the tablespoonful.
**If mixing by hand, repeatedly dip
one of your hands or the spoon into room-temperature water and use
it much like a dough hook, working the dough vigorously into a
coarse ball as you rotate the bowl with your other hand.
As all the flour is incorporated
into the ball, about 4 minutes, the dough will begin to strengthen;
when this occurs, let the dough rest for 5 minutes and then resume
mixing for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, or until the dough is
slightly sticky, soft, and supple.
**If the dough is too soft and sticky
to hold its shape, mix in more flour by the tablespoonful; if it is
too stiff or dry, mix in more water by the tablespoonful.
Immediately divide the dough into
3 equal pieces. Round each piece into a ball and brush or rub each
ball with olive or vegetable oil. Place each ball inside its own
zippered freezer bag. Let the balls sit at room temperature for 15
minutes, then put them in the refrigerator overnight or freeze any
pieces you will not be using the next day.
The next day, remove the balls
from the refrigerator 2 hours before you plan to roll them out to
take off the chill and relax the gluten.
4 ears of corn, shucked and split in half to form 8 pieces
extra-virgin olive oil
garlic salt
1/3 cup mayonnaise (I prefer classic Hellmann’s)
1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
a bunch of cilantro, roughly chopped
a couple tablespoons chili powder
3 limes, each cut into 6 slices
course flake salt, like Maldon
Directions
In a small plate, pour a bit of olive oil and roll the corn in it to evenly coat. Sprinkle all over with garlic salt.
Heat a grill or grill pan to high heat, and grill the corn until
slightly charred, about 5 minutes. Turn occasionally to cook on all
sides.
In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sriracha and a squeeze of lime juice. Whisk to combine.
When the corn comes off the grill, slather it with the mayonnaise
mixture, than sprinkle with cilantro, chili powder and a sprinkle of
coarse salt. Roll all the corn cobs around in the mixture to get it all
evenly coated, and serve with slices of lime so guests can squeeze more
juice as they like.