Spicy Orange Salsa Recipes

GRILLED TILAPIA WITH ORANGE SALSA

Steps:

• Combine orange chunks, green onions, and jalapeno pepper together in a small bowl. Let sit until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.
• Season tilapia fillets with lemon juice, salt, and black pepper.
• Heat butter and oil in a large grill pan over medium-high heat. Cook fish until opaque on one side, about 3 minutes. Flip fish and cook until lightly browned and fish flakes easily with a fork, about 3 minutes more. Top fish with orange salsa and a sprinkle of lemon juice.

MANDARIN ORANGE SALSA

Steps:

• Once you've peeled and segmented the mandarin oranges, slice each segment into quarters.
• In a small bowl, stir together the oranges, red onion, cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, and salt.
• Serve with tortilla chips or use as a topping on grilled seafood.

GAME HENS WITH SPICY ORANGE SALSA AND BULGUR PILAF

Steps:

• Place the hens in a large glass bowl. In a blender, puree the garlic, onion, salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves, orange juice, tangerine juice, and olive oil. Pour the puree over the hens and marinate for a minimum of 4 hours at room temperature, or in the refrigerator, overnight. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Place the hens in a greased baking dish and spoon the marinade over them. Bake for about 1/2 hour, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees. Continue baking, basting occasionally, for another 1/2 hour or until crispy. Remove the hens from the oven and cover with foil. Set aside for 20 minutes.
• Serve with bulgur pilaf and spicy orange salsa.
• Combine the bulgur and water in a bowl and set aside until reconstituted, about 10 minutes. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, over a medium high heat. Saute the onion until golden, about 10 minutes. Add the vermicelli and pine nuts and saute until golden. Stir in the reconstituted bulgur, chicken stock, salt, and pepper.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook, covered, about 10 minutes.
• Yield: 4 to 6 servings
• Combine all of the above ingredients in a small glass mixing bowl.
• Yield: about 1 1/2 cups

SPICY CHICKEN EMPANADAS WITH ORANGE SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a medium saute pan, add onions, green chiles, jalapenos, garlic and cumin and saute until onions are translucent.
• In large bowl combine chicken, lime juice and cilantro. Add the onion-chili mixture and mix. Stir in cheese and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Using a 4-inch ring mold, cut circles from prepared pie dough. Put about 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture in center of dough. Brush egg wash around circumference of the dough. Fold top half over to form a half circle. Seal with the tines of a fork.
• Heat a deep-fryer to 325 degrees F. with peanut oil. Submerge a few empanadas into oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels. Cool slightly and serve with Orange Salsa Verde dipping sauce.
• In a large bowl combine all ingredients.

HABANERO-ORANGE SALSA

Steps:

• Cut peel and pith from oranges. Working over medium bowl, cut between membranes to release segments. Add cilantro, red onion, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and habanero chile; toss well. Season with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
• Drain salsa just before serving.

SPICY ORANGE SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and chill for up to 24 hours.

SPICY CRANBERRY SALSA

Steps:

• Mix cranberries, apple, orange, sugar, shallot, jalapeno pepper, green onion, lime juice, and vinegar together in a bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for flavors to blend, 4 to 24 hours.