Rio Grande Salad Recipes

RIO GRANDE MELON SALAD

Steps:

• In tightly covered container, shake all dressing ingredients until well blended.
• Arrange fruits on 6 plates. Drizzle with dressing. Garnish with watercress.

REPUBLIC OF THE RIO GRANDE GRILLED TUNA AND GRAPEFRUIT SUPREME SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and segment 2 grapefruits; set aside. Squeeze the juice from the other half grapefruit into a measuring cup; it should yield about 1/4 cup of juice.
• To make the salad dressing, combine the grapefruit juice, vinegar, oil, garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper to taste, and minced jalapeño in a medium bowl; mix well. Cover and refrigerate the salad dressing.
• Place the tuna steaks in a shallow dish. Pour 1 tablespoon of dressing over each piece of tuna. Turn the tuna in the marinade to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, or place all of the tuna steaks and marinade in a plastic bag, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Light the grill. Remove the tuna from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature. Grill for about 4 minutes per inch of thickness for rare, 6 minutes for medium or until done to taste, turning at least once.
• To serve, toss the greens with the salad dressing in a mixing bowl. Divide the dressed greens among 4 plates. Top each with a grilled tuna steak, then sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Spread grapefruit supremes over the top of the salad. Garnish with the cilantro and red onion slices.

RIO GRANDE COLE SLAW

Steps:

• To prepare cabbage for slaw, discard tough or badly bruised outer leaves, wash the head, then cut it in half through the stem end. Shred the cabbage with a sharp knife to get long, thin pieces. You can also use a food processor to chop the cabbage. 1 pound of cabbage yields about 6 cups of loosely packed shreds. For slaw: Combine cabbage, carrots, scallions, and cilantro. Top with 1/3 cup Tangy Dressing, ketchup and cumin. Yield: 4 servings
• For dressing: Mix sugar, salt and dry mustard. Add vinegar and water and stir until sugar dissolves.

HERE'S THE OUTLAW CHEF'S "RIO GRANDE CORNBREAD"

Steps:

• Preheat the grill to medium-high.
• Grill the corn until slightly charred black in some areas and has good color. Remove the corn from the grill to a cutting board and, using a serrated knife, cut the kernels off the cob. Set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add about 1/8-inch of bacon fat to a 10-inch cast iron skillet and put it in the oven to heat up. While this is going on, mix the dry ingredients. In a medium bowl add the cornmeal, reserving about 1/8 cup, the salt and the baking soda. When the oil is hot, remove the skillet from the oven and sprinkle the bottom with the reserved 1/8 cup of cornmeal. Stir it into the oil and return the skillet to the oven to brown the cornmeal. In a large bowl add the eggs, creme mexicana, corn, chiles, water, remaining bacon fat and the onions. When the cornmeal roux is nice and brown, remove the skillet from the oven and pour in half of the batter. It should sizzle a little in the hot bacon fat. Now sprinkle the goat cheese evenly across the top of the first layer of batter. Gently pour in the remaining batter, being careful not to upset the layers, and bake until the top is golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before serving

RIO GRANDE SALAD

Steps:

• Microwave soup and salsa for 3 minutes on high. Arrange lettuce, top with heated soup, cheese, olives, tomatoes, sour cream and Durkee onions. Makes 4 servings.