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Monday, 30 July 2012

CEVICHE!  A super healthy and citrusy salad and seafood dish, common in Peru and South America. This uses raw seafood [you can quickly boil to be safe] with citrus to "cook" it. 
1. In a bowl, put in 1/2 cup citrus juice of your choice.
2. add in vegetables and seafood and herbs, marinate for 2-3 hours, and serve.

DIFFERENT CEVICHES:
1. SIMPLE SHRIMP: boil shrimp first to be safe, marinate together 1/2 cup limr juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 japanero pepper, 1/4 peeled cucumber, 1 chopped tomato, a handful fresh chopped cilantro, a pinch of cumin, salt, and pepper, add shrimp. 
2. MIXED SEAFOOD: Red snapper, Octopus or Squid, Shrimp, Little-Neck Clams, whatever seafood you can think of, in 1/2 cup lime juice, 1 tablespoon grapefruit juice, with onions, jalapeno, red pepper, garlic,salt, pepper, cumin,  and cilantro
3. SALMON: smoked salmon or raw salmon, lemon juice, capers, chili peppers, cucumber, parsley, salt, pepper, green onions, cilantro
4. CALAMARI: fried or baked squid, lime and lemon juice, onions, mayonnaise, green or red bell pepper, chipotle pepper, tomato, cucumber, cilantro
5. SWEET: seafood of your choice, lime juice or lemon, cilantro,chopped mango, sweet spicy pepper, sweet onion, cucumber, pineapple.
THAI:: chopped peanuts, mango or papaya, shrimp or fish of your choice, lemongrass and thai basil, lime juice, chili paste or powder, a bit of coconut milk before serving

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