Easy, healthy recipes with a southwestern flare
A variety of chile sauces and salad dressings
When you are in a hurry or you don’t have red chile pods, then make your red chile sauce from New Mexico red chile powder or a blend of your favorite red chile powders. The powder makes a great sauce that can be used just like you use red chile from pods.
A spicy vinaigrette made with green chile powder, mustard, lime and herbs. A tasty vinaigrette for several different types of salads and slaws.
This meal consists of chicken, mushrooms, onions and bell peppers sautéed, then smothered in a unique Mexican influenced stype chile de arbol pecan sauce and served over rice.
This Chile de Arbol Pecan Sauce recipe is a purée of a few toasted ingredients which include chile de arbol and pecans, pumpkin seeds and coriander seeds. Use with chicken, vegetables, and tacos, to name a few.
This is my go to slaw whenever I buy cabbage – Apple, Carrot, and Pecan Slaw with a light dressing seasoned with a curry spice blend. It’s a nice side for a pork or chicken entree or alone as a light lunch. It has just a few ingredients and comes together in less than 20 minutes…….
If you love the flavor of red chile, but can’t handle the heat, then tone it down by adding pumpkin puree. The texture is a little different, but not by much, and the flavor is still the red earthy flavor of New Mexico red chile.
Do you have so many cucumbers that you don’t know what to do with them all? Here’s an idea – Peppered Cucumber Vinegar, a robust vinegar infused with the flavors of cucumber and pepper, and just a hint of garlic. Included in a recipe for a peppered cucumber vinaigrette.
This cranberry sauce is tart and sweet with a touch of orange. You get bites of whole berries from both fresh berries and dried berries.
New Mexico green chile makes the best green chile sauce which can be used for a variety of dishes like enchiladas, stews and soups, and smothered pork or chicken.
Once dry, New Mexico red chile can be ground into red chile powder or turned into red chile sauce. Here’s my recipe for New Mexico red chile sauce.
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