Category: Mexican and Tex Mex Recipes
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Pico de Gallo
This simple Pico de Gallo is refreshing and quick, consisting of no more than five ingredients.
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Elotes (Mexican Street Corn)
If you love corn and creamy sauces, you’ll love these Mexican street food corn-on-the-cobs, also known as Elotes.
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Blackened Prawn Tacos with Lime Sour Cream
These spicy Blackened Prawn Tacos offer a lot of flavours while limiting the time spent working away in a hot kitchen. They’re perfect for a quick evening meal or for sharing with friends in the garden on a hot summer’s day.
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Pineapple Salsa
Pineapple might not belong on pizza, but it’s unique tart and sweet flavour make it perfect for a salsa. This pineapple salsa recipe is perfect for spicy chicken wings or jerk chicken.
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Beef and Red Pepper Chilli
The red peppers add a natural sweetness to this spicy chilli. Serves 4 This beef and red pepper chilli recipe reminds me of the chilli con carne I ate as a child. It’s an easy recipe, even if it does require a little bit of slow cooking. However, it can be served up for dinner…
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Vegan Chipotle Bean Chilli
This one-pot vegan chilli will have even the most ardent meat eater craving for more. Serves 6 I’m not a vegan, but this dish is a favourite of mine. Chipotle paste gives this dish spice and smoke, while the beans provide a protein hit, that will keep you full for longer. Chipotle Paste Chipotle paste…
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Tangy Tomato Salsa
This tangy salsa really benefits from a night spent in the fridge but served at room temperature. Serves 4 as a snack In Spanish, Salsa means sauce but in English, it tends to refer to a Mexican tomato-based dip or a green chilli sauce, known as Salsa Verde. Tortilla Chips are commonly served alongside tomato…
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Guacamole
Nachos just wouldn’t be nachos without this avocado-based sauce. Serves 4 as a snack Guacamole is an avocado-based dip which literally translates as “avocado sauce”. Avocados are readily available in supermarkets, but they are available in two ways; Ripe, and Ripen at home varieties. For the guacamole, Avocados need to be mashed, and because of…
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Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas
Smoky, Spicy, and Rich. These are worthy Sunday lunch dinners that will fill you up all day. Serves 4 on its own or 8 with Sides What are Enchiladas? Enchiladas consist of a filling wrapped in a tortilla and covered with a savoury sauce. These Mexican wraps have a long history. Despite their Spanish name,…