Monday, July 19, 2010

Strawberry-Apricot Margaritas & Mahi-Mahi Lettuce Wraps

**I did not follow this recipe exactly. My substitutions are in italics! So this is my half-empty glass of strawberry-apricot margarita. It is refreshing and wonderfully cold in this 101 degree heat!

Strawberry-Apricot margaritas (originally just apricot margaritas)

1 & 1/2 cups of fresh apricots halved and pitted (or strawberries, or peaches, or any mix of these)
1/2 cup of tequila (or a little more)
2 tbsp of triple sec
1/4 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of apricot nectar (what I did as a sort of substitution for both of these was combine about 3 tbsp of sugar and 1/2 cup of water. I heated it on the stove until the sugar melted and then let it cool. I then added this to the blender.)
1/4 cup fresh lime juice or margarita mix
Fill the blender the rest of the way with ice. Blend until smooth. Of course you may need to adjust this to your taste with added sugar, tequila or fruit.

Mahi-Mahi Lettuce Wraps

For the fish: You can use Mahi-Mahi, Salmon, or even Tuna. Marinate the fish in a teriyaki marinade for about an hour. Grill over direct heat for approximately 5 minutes on each side or until it flakes easily. Flake it all apart on a plate or at least chop it up some so it's easy to put on your lettuce leaves.

For the condiments: You'll need easily wrappable lettuce leaves like the upper half of romaine leaves, butter or Bibb lettuce. Green leaf will work too.

Then create a plate of toppings like thinly sliced snow or sugar snap peas, cole slaw mix, onion, cilantro, and/or jalapeno.

If you can find it, mix some spicy peanut sauce with soy sauce for a great dipping sauce. Just plain soy will work too, or you can make your own mix with soy sauce, a little peanut butter thinned with water, and some cayenne pepper for spice.

Then you just assemble everything in a lettuce leaf and enjoy!

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