southwest recipes
If you feel like MEXICAN here is three dishes that make a great SOUTHWEST meal. Soup, Appetizer, and Dessert
prep time
25 Min
cook time
method
Convection Oven
yield
Ingredients
- LIGHT LUNCH
- GAZPACHO
- 3 medium tomatoes
- 1 small onion
- 2 medium red and green pepper
- 1 - clove garlic
- 4 cups tomato juice
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- - bread
- 1 medium cucumber
- QUICK LUNCH QUESADILLAS
- 12 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup chopped and drained jalapeno peppers
- 12 - 6 inch flour tortillas
- SPANISH FLAN
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 - eggs well beaten
- 1 14 ounces can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
How To Make southwest recipes
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Step 1FOR GAZPACHO: Peel tomatoes, chop tomatoes, onions, pepper, and garlic
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Step 2Combine with tomato juice, vinegar, olive oil, and salt in blender container. Process for 1 or 2 minutes. Adding a small amount of bread to thicken mixture. Chill foe 2 hours. Chop cucumber serve soup with cucumber. YIELDS: 10 servings.
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Step 3FOR QUICK LUNCH QUESADILLAS. Place cheese and jalapeno peppers on each tortilla .Fold over to enclose filling
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Step 4Brown on griddle until cheese melts
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Step 5Serve hot with salsa. YIELD 12 SERVINGS
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Step 6FOR SPANISH FLAN: Place sugar in a large heavy skillet. Caramelize by cooking over medium heat until sugar melts and turns golden brown. Stirring constantly with wooden spoon.
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Step 7Pour into flan pan or casserole tilt to coat bottom and sides with caramel mixture, set aside
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Step 8Combine eggs condensed milk, water, and almond extract in large bowl. Blend well. Pour into caramel coated flan pan.
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Step 9Place in large shallow baking pan. Place on oven rack and fill baking pan with 1 inch hot water.
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Step 10Bake for 1 hour or until knife inserted 1/2 inch from center comes out clean. Cool for 2 hours. Loosen edges with spatula invert onto serving platter. Refrigerate until serving time. YIELD: 8 TO 10 SERVINGS
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Culture:
Mexican
Ingredient:
Beef
Method:
Convection Oven
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