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Chipotle Lime Marinade and Dip

Ingredients:

2 chipotles (packed in adobo sauce) + 2 T of the sauce

2 – 3 cloves garlic

1 small shallot

Juice of 1 ½ limes

½ tsp lime zest

1 T maple syrup

½ C olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Puree all the ingredients in a blender.  Set aside 2/3 of the recipe to use as a dip for grilled vegetables.  To the remaining 1/3, add ¼ C water and 2 more T olive oil, blend, and use this as your marinade.  Use to marinate vegetables such as zucchini, summer squash, cherry tomatoes, portabella mushrooms, red onion, or whatever else you have on hand.  Let marinate for no less than 1 hour, then skewer and grill!  This is also a great marinade for seitan.  If you buy “chicken-style” seitan packed in broth, simply tear the seitan into smaller chunks, marinate for an hour or more, and then sautee in a cast iron pan on your grill.  Serve atop crispy leaves of red romaine lettuce, top with guacamole and salsa, roll up and enjoy.

Guac-N-Rolly

Ingredients:

 3 ripe avocadoes

1 clove garlic, minced

Juice from ¼ lemon and ¼ lime

2 T chopped green onion

2 T cilantro

¼ tsp cumin

¼ tsp paprika

¼ - ½ tsp cayenne, depending on how spicy you like it

Salt

Combine all ingredients with a potato masher until creamy.  Depending on the ripeness of the avocadoes (I think Haas are best), you may want to add more citrus juice and/or more salt.  Let sit for 15 minutes so the flavors can meld, taste again, and spice up if needed.  Trust me, this is far, far better than restaurant guacamole!

Strawberry Mango Salsa Parfaits

In martini or margarita glasses, dice and layer ingredients in this order:

½ red onion

1 red bell pepper

1-2 jalapenos

1 large mango

4 T cilantro

1 pint strawberries (set aside 4 whole berries)

 Blend together and pour over top of each glass:

 Juice from half an orange

Juice from whole lime

1 tsp. orange zest

2 T olive oil

Small handful cilantro

Salt and pepper to taste

Garnish each glass with a strawberry and sprig of mint.   Serve with chips or as a topping for grilled vegetables.