Posts Tagged ‘cucumber’

Avocado, Pomegranate and Vegetable Salad- Ensalada de Corpus Christi

Avocado, Pomegranate and Vegetable Salad- Ensalada de Corpus Christi

Image from www.lowgicooking.com Ask Zarela The recipe for the corn, jicama, avocado salad is not in the cookbook Matt purchased for me.  Is the recipe available anywhere?  It was incredible. Answer: It is in my first book Food from my... (Continue reading)

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Jicama, Cucumber, Pineapple Soup/Salad (Gazpacho de Bienvenida)

Jicama, Cucumber, Pineapple Soup/Salad (Gazpacho de Bienvenida)

The street version does not include the serrano chiles so I will retest this and add a new photo in the near future.  At Zarela , we served this as a summer soup but it can also be a salad.... (Continue reading)

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Gazpacho de Bienvenida

Gazpacho de Bienvenida

This recipe comes from Rodrigo and Blanca Lemus of the wonderful restaurant called La Mesa de Blanca in Ziracuaretino, Michoacan. The tip she gave me at the end shows the practical way Mexicans deal with ordinary things like flies:  To... (Continue reading)

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