The Boulder Passport : T/ACO
T/Aco has a Pineapple Habañero Margarita as their two-for-one cocktail in the Boulder Passport, and Sean and I found it quite refreshing on a hot summer afternoon.
We enjoyed our margs with guacamole and house made chips- a perfect pairing.
Spice-Rubbed Mahi Mahi with Pineapple Relish
- At February 21, 2011
- By megan
- In mahi mahi, pineapple
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Sometimes a simple spice rub is all you need. I mixed:
- 2 TB chopped garlic
- 1 TB granulated onion
- a big pinch of Aleppo Pepper
- 1 TB Spanish Sweet Paprika
Rub this on Mahi Mahi and let it sit in the fridge for a little while.
Broil for a few minutes on each side. I served this with brown basmati rice and a warm pineapple relish, inspired by some Pineapple Relish I received in a Harry and David gift box.
Pineapple Relish:
- 1.5 cups chopped pineapple
- 1/2 cup Harry and David Pineapple Relish
- 1 TB peanut oil
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 chopped jalapeño
Heat the peanut oil on medium heat in a small pan. Add the garlic and ginger and let them get fragrant. Next, add the chopped pineapple and the prepared pineapple relish, Turn the heat to low and let this warm through. Add as much chopped jalapeño as you like. Enjoy!
Spicy Lunch Smoothie
Here is another healthy lunch smoothie. Super healthy, and not so bad going down.
- 1 apple
- 2 carrots
- lettuce (large handful)
- 1 cup pineapple chunks (I used frozen)
- 1/3 red beet
- 1 green onion
- splash of Boulder Hot Sauce, Smokey Serrano flavor
- 2 cups water
Throw it all in the Vita-Mix and let it do its job.
Sweet and Sour BBQ Sauce
This BBQ sauce is based off of the flavors from a traditional Vietnamese Sweet and Sour recipe given to me by an amazing chef named Duc in Hoi An, Vietnam.
First I made this pineapple and onion mix and sauteed it on medium for 10 minutes until the onions were soft and the pineapple was partially cooked. I used:
- 1/4 red onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 cup pineapple, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup white wine
- green onion
I removed that from heat and started to mix together the base for my BBQ sauce.
I combined the following ingredients and mixed well.
- 1 six ounce can tomato paste
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 3 TB soy sauce
- 2 TB rice wine vinegar
- 1 TB onion powder
- 1 TB garlic powder
- 1 TB toasted sesame oil
Then, I put the BBQ sauce base in my Vita-Mix with all but 1/2 cup of the pineapple onion mixture and blended it for 30 seconds or so.
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