South of the Border Cooking

[TsnMMFan]

Pico De Gallo

Like chips and salsa? This 'fresh' salsa will have you coming back for more time and time again and it goes great in just about anything plus it keeps for weeks in an airtight container in the fridge.

Pico de Gallo**:

4 tomatoes de-seeded and chopped (hothouse work great for this)
handful Cilantro leaves coarsly chopped
Juice of one lime
zest from one lime
2 to 3 Jalapeno peppers (seeded) chopped
1 green pepper - chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
Salt and Pepper to taste


Combine all ingredients and mix well. Let sit for 4 or more hours so that flavors intermingle and then serve as desired.

**All ingredients can be placed in a food processor or blender to be chopped to the consistency of your liking. De-seeding the jalapenos makes them less spicy, for more heat leave some or all seeds in. And when chopping any hot peppers wear gloves to protect your hands from Capsaisin burns.

[Madsengirl]

That salsa sounds delicious! I'll have to try it sometime.

[TsnMMFan]

Guacamole

**Ripe avocados (say 4 for this recipe)
Lime juice
Handful fresh cilantro
3 cloves garlic
4 Roma Tomatoes (seeded)


Wizz everything together in a food processor or blender. Serve with chips or set aside and make Angie's Spanish layers dip.

** If avocados aren't ripe, put in a paper bag for a day or two and they'll ripen right up.

[TsnMMFan]

The Beef layer of the Spanish layer dip

1 lb ground beef
1 16 oz can refried beans
1 small can diced green chili's
2 tbls. lard (yes, lard)

Brown ground beef and drain. Incorporate all of remaining ingredients into beef, stirring frequently until lard is melted and beans have warmed throughout.

Reserve for Spanish Layer Dip

[TsnMMFan]

Spanish Layer Dip

Ok, stop buying it at the store with the crappy thick layers and no flavor. Make it yourself. Heck, you're halfway there already.

1 batch Pico De Gallo
1 batch Avocado
1 batch Beef Layer
1 16 oz bag grated cheddar
2 8 oz cans black olives chopped
1 16 oz container of sour cream


Layer all of these beginning with the Beef, then avocado, then Pico de Gallo, then cheese, then olives and finally sour cream. Put in fridge and serve cold with chips (preferably tortilla)

Enjoy!