Mexican Pasta

A lot of the same ingredients as the Minestrone Soup but in different amounts and with some spiciness.

Ingredients:

• vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 leeks, chopped
• 1 carrot, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1 jalapeno, chopped
• 1 cup of tomato sauce
• 2 cups of pasta, mostly cooked (it will finish cooking in the sauce)
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
•  Parmesan cheese (or Cotija cheese if you can get it)

Directions:
1) Heat the oil in a pot.
2) Add the onion and cook until it is translucent, about 3 minutes.
3) Add the leeks and carrots until they soften a bit, about 3 minutes.  Add the salt and pepper.





4) Add the jalapeno, pasta, and tomato sauce and bring to a boil.
5) Allow to cook until the pasta is cooked and carrots soften.
6) Serve with cilantro and Parmesan.

Avocado Pasta

Amazing. I just ate two plates of it.

Ingredients:

• 6 oz of pasta
• 1 avocado, pit and peel removed
• 1 TBSP lime juice
• 1/4 cup cilantro
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1) Cook the pasta. Reserve some of the water.
2) Mash the avocado, lime, cilantro, garlic, salt and pepper.
3) Mix together the avocado mixture and pasta, using the water as necessary to smooth the sauce.

The avocado could have been put in a blender, but I don't have one and I enjoyed the chunks.

Citrus Tofu with Onions and Peppers

Another one from my phone ap. Theirs was adapted from Bon Appetit and mine was greatly adapted from theirs because I don't have an oven.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped (I could not find cilantro so I used 'hot greens')
• 2/3 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup garlic, chopped
• 3 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin, divided
• 3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika, divided
• salt and pepper
• 1 block of tofu, cut into slices
• 4 TBSP olive oil
• 1 TBSP honey
• 1 onion, cut into rounds
• 2 red bell peppers, cut into slices
• rice

Directions:

1) Mix the cilantro, lime juice, garlic and 3 teaspoons cumin, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, salt and pepper.








2) Pour half the mixture over the tofu and stir. The tofu may fall apart.








3) Toss the onion and red bell pepper with 2 TBSP olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/4 teaspoon paprika and salt and pepper.






4) Saute the onion and red bell pepper. You may need to add more olive oil to keep it from burning as opposed to charring.







5) Cook the tofu in a pan.









6) Add 2 tablespoons and honey with the remaining cilantro and lime mixture and mix.
7) Serve the onion and red bell pepper with the tofu and the rice.

Peanut Noodle Salad

Recipe taken from here, and I like it a lot more than the other peanut sauce recipe that I made earlier.

Ingredients:

• 8 oz pasta
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1 TBSP soy sauce
• 2-3 tsp chili sauce
• 5 green onions, chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced thin
• 1 stem of cilantro, chopped
• peanuts

 Directions:

1) Cook the pasta.
2) Mix the peanut butter, rice vinegar, soy sauce and chili sauce together.
3) Drain the pasta out of the water and mix in with the sauce.






4) Mix in the green onions, carrots and cilantro.
5) Top with peanuts to serve.

Roasted Vegetable Tostada

Using the green pepper, red onion and some lettuce from the Boston Organics box. Recipe taken from here.

Ingredients:

• 8 corn tortillas
• 4 cups cherry tomatoes, chopped in half
• 2 cups green peppers, chopped
• 2 cups red onion, chopped
• spray olive oil
• garlic powder
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 2 cups Cheddar jack cheese (and more for toppings)
• 2 cups black beans
• lettuce
• sour cream
• salsa
• whatever else you want to put on top!

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 425F/220C.
2) Spray oil on a baking tray, place the tomatoes, peppers and onion on it and spray again. Salt and pepper.







3) Roast for 30 minutes.











4) Remove from the oven and toss with the beans and cilantro.
5) Decrease oven temperature to 375C/190F.
6) Spray each tortilla once with olive oil and dash garlic powder on it and then brush the oil and powder all over.





7) Spoon mixture evenly over tortillas and add the cheese on top.











8) Bake for 10 minutes.
9) Add the lettuce, sour cream and whatever else you like!

 Don't do this and try and make tacos. Corn tortillas are too fragile for this and they will break (as you can see the front left one is trying to do)