Smoked Jalapeno Vinaigrette

 

This is a  version of a dressing that I had at a local Mexican restaurant. It was on a great salad with chicken and all the fixings.
I am actually making Vegetarian Black bean tacos for dinner tonight and am going to place a slaw as the first layer of the taco. I am using this vinaigrette to marinate the slaw in. I will put the slaw down first in the corn tortillas, then spiced black beans and top with fried onions and jalapeno pepper. Serve with any sauce you like. I think it will be great. Anyway onto the vinaigrette.


This is what I did:

6 cloves garlic minced
3/4 C rice wine vinegar (you could use any mild vinegar of choice. Even a white balsamic would be good.)
3 tsp. of pureed (or more depending on how spicy you like it) canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
3 Tbl. honey
1/4-1/2 cup fine chop cilantro
salt and pepper
1 Cup olive oil

Place in blender and blend till smooth. Refrigerate.

Salisbury Steak Meatballs

Not my photo.


These are delicious. I found the recipe on The Pioneer Woman web site. I made just a few minor changes to suit our taste buds. Easy and great.


2lbs. Ground beef
3/4 C seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup brown mustard
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tsp. powdered beef base or crumbled beef bouillon cube
1 Tbl. worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Mix together and form into meatballs.

1 stick of butter
1 lg and 1 small onion sliced thin
2 1/2 cups beef broth
1/2 cup beef broth with 2 Tbl. corn starch mixed into it and set aside
1 Tbl. worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. brown mustard
1 tsp. beef base
2 tsp. kitchen bouquet

serve with buttered egg noodles.

In large skillet add half of the butter and brown the meat balls. You wont be cooking them all the way through. Remove to a place. Add 1 Tbl. butter and the sliced onions. Fry till onions are soft. Add the beef broth, beef base, worcestershire sauce, mustard, kitchen bouquet. Stir and heat. Add the beef broth mixed with the corn starch and mix. Add in what is left of the stick of butter and stir till melted.  Add back in the meat balls and simmer for 10 minutes or so. While they are cooking cook your egg noodles. Serve