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Grapefruit Margaritas (Margaritas De Toronja)

Grapefruit Margaritas (Margaritas de Toronja)

Grapefruit slices, cut into quarters
Coarse salt
3/4 cup grapefruit juice
6 ozs tequila
2 ozs triple sec
2 cups cracked ice

Moisten rims of cocktail glasses with cut grapefruit
Put salt on a saucer
Swirl rims of glasses in salt to coat edges
Combine grapefruit juice, tequila, triple sec & cracked ice in a blender container
Blend until smooth
Pour into prepared glasses
Place a grapefruit wedge on each rim

Makes 6 to 8 servings

Corn & Walnut Dip

Corn & Walnut Dip

16 ozs cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup fresh Mexican lime juice
1 tbsp ground red chiles
1 tbsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
Dash of pepper
1 small can whole kernel corn, drained
3 Tbsp minced onion

Beat all ingredients except corn, walnuts & onion in a large bowl on medium speed of electric mixer until smooth
Stir in remaining ingredients

To serve, line an earthenware bowl with dried corn husks, with about 1 inch of each husk showing above the rim of the dish
Fill the bowl with the dip

For garnish, slice 1 small red chile pepper & 1 small green chile pepper in half
Place cut side up in the center of the dip, with the stems crisscrossing

Berry Salsa Recipe

Berry Salsa

This goes well with roast pork, grilled chicken, duck & lamb chops

1 cup fresh blackberries, loganberries,