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Lick-the-Spoon Cilantro Jalapeno Aioli from allrecipes.com
3/4 cup olive oil mayonnaise
1/2 lime, juiced
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- Blend mayonnaise, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, garlic, lime juice, cumin, and salt together in a blender or food processor until smooth. Pour mixture into a bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until flavors blend, at least 1 hour.
Shrimp With Thai Basil from Chinatown Kitchen: From Noodles to Nuoc Cham.
2 tablespoons fish sauce- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Pinch ground white pepper
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or peanut oil
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large green or red chili pepper, stemmed, seeded and cut crosswise into thick rings
- 1 small white onion, cut into thin half-moons
- 1/2 cup packed sugar snap peas or snow peas, cut in half
- 10 peeled and deveined jumbo shrimp
- 2 small ripe tomatoes, cut into quarters
- Small handful Thai basil leaves (see headnote; may substitute a hefty handful of Genovese basil)
- Juice from 1/2 lime, for serving
Whisk together the fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, white pepper and 1 tablespoon of the water in a liquid measuring cup.
Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Once the oil shimmers, swirl to coat, then add the garlic. Stir-fry gently for 3 to 4 minutes, then add the chili pepper and stir to combine. Stir in the onion; increase the heat to high and stir-fry for 1 minute, until the peppers have softened a bit, making sure the garlic doesn’t burn.
Add the sugar snap peas or snow peas and the remaining 3 tablespoons of water; stir-fry until the water has evaporated. Add the shrimp; stir-fry for 1 minute, then add the fish sauce mixture, the tomatoes and basil; stir-fry, shaking the wok once or twice, just until the shrimp have become opaque and the tomatoes have barely wilted.
Remove from the heat; add the lime juice. Serve right away. 2 servings
Brown Rice Salad with Chick Peas, Cumin and Vinaigrette
I started out making making lunch using Ina’s brown rice salad with tomatoes and basil but while the rice was cooking and after the vinaigrette was made A Pinch of Salt email arrived with Brown rice, cumin and lime vinaigrette. The following is the end result which was very tasty. I was out of cilantro (tsk tsk) but will use it next time.
1 cup brown rice
2 tsp kosher salt, divided
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
2 tablespoon good olive oil
1 tsp cumin<
1 garlic clove minced
grated rind of 1 lime
Freshly ground black pepper
2 c. diced tomates
1 can chick peas
1 jalapeno diced
¼ c. diced red onion
2-3 tbsp cilantro I substituted italian parsley
juice of one lime
Bring 2 1/4 cups water to a boil and add the rice and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Return to a boil, cover, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, until the rice is tender and all the water is absorbed. Transfer the rice to a bowl.
Whisk together the vinegar, sugar, olive oil, lime rind, cumin, remaining teaspoon of salt, and a pinch of pepper. Pour over the rice. Stir gently. Add the tomatoes, chick peas, onion, jalapeno, lime juice and cilantro. Mix well and check the seasonings. Serve at room temperature.