Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in South Florida Family Events and Recipes

Cool down with our summer weekend recipe picks!

  • Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips (found on Allrecipes.com)

Ingredients

  • 2 kiwis, peeled and diced

  • 2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored and diced

  • 8 ounces raspberries

  • 1 pound strawberries

  • 2 tablespoons white sugar

  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

  • 3 tablespoons fruit preserves, any flavor

  • 10 (10 inch) flour tortillas

  • butter flavored cooking spray

  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar

Preparation

  • In a large bowl, thoroughly mix kiwis, Golden Delicious apples, raspberries, strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar and fruit preserves. Cover and chill in the refrigerator at least 15 minutes.

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  • Coat one side of each flour tortilla with butter flavored cooking spray. Cut into wedges and arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle wedges with desired amount of cinnamon sugar. Spray again with cooking spray.

  • Bake in the preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes. Repeat with any remaining tortilla wedges. Allow to cool approximately 15 minutes. Serve with chilled fruit mixture.

  • Fiery Fish Tacos with Crunchy Corn Salsa (found on Allrecipes.com)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked corn kernels

  • ½ cup diced red onion

  • 1 cup peeled, diced jicama

  • ½ cup diced red bell pepper

  • 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

  • 1 lime, juiced and zested

  • 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper, or to taste

  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper

  • 2 tablespoons salt, or to taste

  • 6 (4 ounce) fillets tilapia

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 12 eaches corn tortillas, warmed

  • 2 tablespoons sour cream, or to taste

Preparation

  • Preheat grill for high heat.

  • In a medium bowl, mix together corn, red onion, jicama, red bell pepper, and cilantro. Stir in lime juice and zest.

  • In a small bowl, combine cayenne pepper, ground black pepper, and salt.

  • Brush each fillet with olive oil, and sprinkle with spices to taste.

  • Arrange fillets on grill grate, and cook for 3 minutes per side. For each fiery fish taco, top two corn tortillas with fish, sour cream, and corn salsa.

  • Cucumber Lemonade (found on Allrecipes.com)

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber, thinly sliced 

  • 1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate

  • 1 (2 liter) bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage

Preparation

  • Place the cucumber slices into a large pitcher. Pour the lemonade concentrate over the cucumber and let stand for 10 minutes. Pour in the lemon-lime soda and pour into glasses to serve.

Enjoy your weekend!