Fresh Life Fam: Week of February 15th

March 5th 2021

Happy Valentine's Day Week! We have some recipe ideas that are sure to please your Valentine! Starting with a sweet treat....

Broiled Grapefruit

INGREDIENTS

2 grapefruits, preferably pink or ruby

4 tablespoons light brown sugar

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Honey, for drizzling

Ground cinnamon (optional)

Flaky sea salt, for serving

PREPARATION

Move the rack 4 inches away from the broiler, and turn it on.

Halve the grapefruits through their equators. Using a paring knife or a grapefruit knife, cut the sections away from the membranes and pith so they are easy to spoon up. Place grapefruit halves, cut-side up, on a baking sheet. Sprinkle each grapefruit half with 1 tablespoon brown sugar, then drizzle with melted butter and a little honey. Sprinkle cinnamon over the tops if you like.

Broil grapefruit until the sugar melts and caramelizes, 2 to 5 minutes. (Broilers vary a lot so watch carefully to make sure they don’t burn.) Sprinkle with flaky sea salt, and serve immediately.

Asian Style Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

1 hothouse cucumber or 2 large kirby cucumbers

pinch of salt

1 knob ginger about 2 inches, peeled

1 clove garlic minced

1 teaspoon sugar

1 tablespoon unseasoned rice wine vinegar

1 lime zested and juiced

2 tablespoons canola oil

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/8 teaspoon ground pepper

1/4 cup red onion very thinly sliced

1 teaspoon sesame seeds toasted (optional)

1 teaspoon black sesame seeds (optional)

Instructions

For the cucumber

Peel the cucumber and cut into 4" pieces. Grate the outer flesh of the cucumber on the large grates of a box grater -- stop when you reach the cylinder of seeds in the center and rotate to a fleshier portion. Discard the seeds.

Transfer the cucumber to a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl. Transfer the shredded cucumber to the strainer and sprinkle with salt. Set aside.

Make the dressing

On the small grates of the box grater, grate the knob of ginger. Scrape all of the ginger pulp into your (clean) hand and hold your hand over a small bowl. Squeeze the juice out of the ginger pulp - you should get about 1 1/2 teaspoons of ginger juice. Discard the pulp.

To the ginger juice, add garlic, sugar, rice wine vinegar, canola oil, sesame oil, lime zest, lime juice, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.

Press on the cucumber to remove most of the cucumber juice. Discard the juice. Transfer the shredded cucumber to the bowl and add the sliced onion and sesame seeds. Add 2-3 tablespoons of the dressing (you'll have leftovers - which can be used on another salad) and toss to combine. Serve.

Orange Blossom Margarita

INGREDIENTS

Orange Blossom Margarita Ingredients

6 oz freshly squeezed orange juice (3/4 cup)

4 oz tequila (1/2 cup)

4 oz Cointreau (1/2 cup)

2 tbsp agave nectar

2 tbsp orange blossom water

3 cups ice

Fresh orange slices and sugar for rimming the margarita glasses

Virgin Orange Blossom Chiller Ingredients

1 3/4 cups freshly squeezed orange juice

2 1/2 tbsp agave nectar, or more to taste

1 1/2 tbsp orange blossom water

3 cups ice

Fresh orange slices and sugar for rimming the margarita glasses

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