Tag: cheese

Chilied Shrimp Tacos

Rick Bayless prepares shrimp for “Chilied” Shrimp Tacos on Mexico: One Plate at a Time

These were probably the best shrimp tacos I’ve had — at home, in a restaurant, or otherwise. I doubled-down on the corn tortillas for each taco, and heated them on a cast iron griddle with a little bit of canola oil. Then I added shredded jack cheese and the shrimp, and I let them continue heating on the griddle until the cheese was melted.

Rick made an avocado-peanut salsa to go on them, but I just made my usual MasterChomp Guacamole.

"Chilied" Shrimp Tacos

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Shrimp Chiles Rellenos

Rick Bayless grills up some delicious chiles rellenos stuffed with shrimp and cheese on Mexico: One Plate at a Time

This is a great chile relleno recipe that doesn’t involve battering and frying, which I would say is the most intimidating aspect of making chiles rellenos at home. Instead, Chef Bayless grills the stuffed chiles in corn husks in order to both steam them and hold in the contents. If you don’t know where to find corn husks, I’ve seen them both in Mexican grocery stores (obviously) or even the Mexican section of many supermarkets. Just don’t forget to soak them before use!

FUN FACT: Chiles rellenos translates to stuffed chiles.

Shrimp-Chiles-Rellenos

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Heirloom Tomato Salad with Fresh Mozzarella Recipe

Heirloom Tomato SaladThis heirloom tomato salad is ridiculously easy to make, and it’s so refreshing and delicious! How can you go wrong?

Upon seeing an overload of heirloom tomatoes at the market, I was inspired to make this summery, Italian side dish. It works really well as a side dish for some roasted chicken or as an appetizer or salad course.

This dish is a slight variation on Jamie Oliver’s “Tomato Mothership” recipe from Jamie at Home. If you’d like to watch the original video, he describes some of the preparations in greater detail.

Heirloom Tomato Salad – What you’ll need:

  • 1 to 2 pounds of various heirloom tomatoes, the more variety the better.
  • 1/2 to 1 pound fresh mozzarella balls (depending on how much cheese you like)
  • 1/2 pound mixed Mediterranean olives
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 Tbsp dried oregano
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp dried red pepper flakes
  • splash of red wine or balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tsp kosher salt

Heirloom Tomato Salad – What you’ll need to do:

Chunk the tomatoes into various sizes and shapes. This will give the heirloom tomato salad a rustic, homemade appearance.

The next step is very important:

Put the chunked-up tomatoes into a colander and sprinkle them generously with kosher salt. Give them a toss and sprinkle on a bit more salt. Let them drain in the sink or into a bowl for 20 minutes. This will remove the excess water and seriously intensify that delicious tomato flavor.

Next, transfer the tomatoes into a big salad bowl, and finely GRATE one garlic clove over the tomato mixture.

Add the mozzarella balls and olives, and then add the oregano, basil, and red pepper flakes. Drizzle generously with the extra virgin olive oil and give it a splash of vinegar. Then give the whole mixture a thorough toss.

Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes prior to serving to let the flavors mingle.

NOTE: If the mozzarella balls and/or olives are already marinated, you may need to use less olive oil when assembling the salad.

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