I learned early in life that in our house, lime juice rules. Not lemon juice - who wants to deal with seed? - fresh lime juice. In the Thompson house, limes are da bomb.
[OK, that's all the slang I will try to use.]
Limes are very nutritious. They burn fat. So the recipe below is health food. Don't say a word about the sour cream. (You can substitute yogurt if you want to, but I can't vouch for the results.)
When you make tuna salad with canned tuna, a good squeeze of lime juice makes it special. Ditto for any fish. Want the tastiest baked fish ever? Coat your fish with mayonnaise, lime juice, and a sprinkle of onion powder. Bake at 350 for 10-30 minutes, depending on how thick the fish is. YUM.
My favorite lime juice recipe is the one below, for Elva's Fruit Salad. Michael has been bugging me for a week to make it.I thought I'd give it a shot, for a yummy holiday weekend treat. I love it too.
ELVA'S FRUIT SALAD
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup sugar
juice of 1/2 lime
Mix above ingredients until sugar is dissolved, then taste.It should be quite tart so add more lime juice if you need to.
Fold in:
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 tall can mandarin oranges,drained
1 tall can pineapple tidbits, drained [I like fresh pineapple]
2 cups washed ,seedless grapes [green look pretty]
Cover and chill til ready to serve, at least an hour ahead -- or more- if possible, to soften the marshmallows.
Just before serving, fold in 1 cup toasted walnuts, lighted salted.**
Elva: "I'm pretty sure I've shared this recipe many times but I had to look it up so thought I'd send it because it is so easy and good for a holiday week end. Measurements don't have to be exact. Mike has been asking for it so we'll double it in order to have enough."
My aunt Jane also has made this salad many times to take to events, and it's always a hit.
TOASTED WALNUTS
Take 1-2 cups of walnuts and put them in a big plastic bag with some melted butter and sea salt or kosher salt [they stick better]. Toss your nuts around. [hahahaha] Put 'em on a baking sheet [covered with foil if you're lazy like me] and run that in a 350 degree oven for about 10-15 minutes. YUM.
Below is my photo of the fruit salad I made this morning. Doesn't it look pretty?! Mother said "You couldn't put it in a PRETTY bowl?!" Well no, I'm not a Food Stylist and I don't want to wash a glass bowl. [I know it looks like there is bacon on top but nope, those are the toasted walnuts.]
I went out to water the gardens this morning and look what I found - itty bitty baby zucchini!!Aren't they precious?!
If you can't find the zucchini, put on your reading glasses...!
