Rio Grande Salad Recipes

RIO GRANDE MELON SALAD

Steps:

• In tightly covered container, shake all dressing ingredients until well blended.
• Arrange fruits on 6 plates. Drizzle with dressing. Garnish with watercress.

RIO GRANDE ESPECIAL

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until the beef is crumbly and completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir water, tomato sauce, tomato paste, green chilies, instant rice, sugar, chili powder, garlic, oregano, cumin, and salt together with the cooked ground beef.
• Reduce heat to low, place a cover on the skillet, and cook mixture at a simmer until the flavors have blended and the beef is very tender, about 40 minutes.

RIO GRANDE COLE SLAW

Steps:

• To prepare cabbage for slaw, discard tough or badly bruised outer leaves, wash the head, then cut it in half through the stem end. Shred the cabbage with a sharp knife to get long, thin pieces. You can also use a food processor to chop the cabbage. 1 pound of cabbage yields about 6 cups of loosely packed shreds. For slaw: Combine cabbage, carrots, scallions, and cilantro. Top with 1/3 cup Tangy Dressing, ketchup and cumin. Yield: 4 servings
• For dressing: Mix sugar, salt and dry mustard. Add vinegar and water and stir until sugar dissolves.

REPUBLIC OF THE RIO GRANDE GRILLED TUNA AND GRAPEFRUIT SUPREME SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and segment 2 grapefruits; set aside. Squeeze the juice from the other half grapefruit into a measuring cup; it should yield about 1/4 cup of juice.
• To make the salad dressing, combine the grapefruit juice, vinegar, oil, garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper to taste, and minced jalapeño in a medium bowl; mix well. Cover and refrigerate the salad dressing.
• Place the tuna steaks in a shallow dish. Pour 1 tablespoon of dressing over each piece of tuna. Turn the tuna in the marinade to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, or place all of the tuna steaks and marinade in a plastic bag, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Light the grill. Remove the tuna from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature. Grill for about 4 minutes per inch of thickness for rare, 6 minutes for medium or until done to taste, turning at least once.
• To serve, toss the greens with the salad dressing in a mixing bowl. Divide the dressed greens among 4 plates. Top each with a grilled tuna steak, then sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Spread grapefruit supremes over the top of the salad. Garnish with the cilantro and red onion slices.

RIO GRANDE SALAD

Steps:

• Microwave soup and salsa for 3 minutes on high. Arrange lettuce, top with heated soup, cheese, olives, tomatoes, sour cream and Durkee onions. Makes 4 servings.