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From: Patty Jo Allen <>
Subject: [CRF] 4 Recipes for Friday
Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 22:51:21 -0700


Zucchini Spread
Tabbouleh Salad
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Berry Salsa
Tiramisu

We are very excited about this menu. Y'all are going to love it!
The Zucchini Spread is an interesting starter that is sure to please.
The zucchini add compelling flavor, texture and color to this dish
and you really can't go wrong with the other ingredients. Cilantro
is one of our favorite herbs and we use it often.

The Tabbouleh Salad is tasty and healthful. Make sure to prepare
this dish at least 2 - 3 hours ahead to allow the flavors to blend.

The Mahi-Mahi is just great with the Berry Salsa. This recipe
is really different but don't be afraid. Rosemary is one of our
other favorite herbs and if you keep the rosemary on the fish
while grilling, the rosemary will provide great flavor.

Now for the goodies. Everybody loves Tiramisu, but it must be
almost impossible to make, right? Wrong! This recipe is fairly
easy to follow and will result in a Tiramisu that is better than
anything you have enjoyed at a restaurant. This dessert is so
tasty that your family and friends will be amazed and will even
offer to do the dishes. How's that for results?

This menu serves 6 to 8.

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Appetizer
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Zucchini Spread

3 cups zucchini, shredded
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
4 Tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
salt and pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend well. Chill
for at least 1 hour before serving. Serve with crackers, bread
rounds or fresh vegetables.

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Salad
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Tabbouleh Salad

4 cups cooked bulgur wheat (cook according to manufacturers
instructions)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 roma tomatoes diced
1/2 cup fresh mint chopped
1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
1 cucumber peeled, seeded and diced
1 small jar artichoke hearts drained and diced
salt and pepper to taste

Place cooked bulgur wheat in a large bowl and allow to cool. When
bulgur wheat is cool add remaining ingredients and stir well. Chill
for 2 - 3 hours before serving. Serve chilled

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Main Course
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Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Berry Salsa

6 - 8 Mahi-Mahi steaks
Fresh rosemary sprigs
1 pint fresh blueberries
1 pint fresh raspberries
1 pint fresh strawberries, chopped
1 Tbsp. shallots, chopped
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup white wine

Place fresh rosemary on mahi-mahi steaks and grill over medium-high
heat for 5 - 8 minutes per side or until firm-tender. Combine
remaining ingredients and serve over fish.

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Dessert
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Tiramisu

20 lady fingers
3 eggs, separated
2 Tbsp. cognac
1/4 cup sugar
8 oz. Mascarpone cheese
1/4 cup espresso coffee
whipped cream
chocolate curls for garnish

Soak lady fingers in espresso coffee. For best results, pour coffee
onto plate, place lady fingers on the plate and allow
lady fingers to soak up coffee from the bottom. This keeps the
coffee flavor from getting too strong in the lady fingers. Meanwhile
beat egg yolks, sugar, cognac and Mascarpone cheese until smooth.
In a separate bowl beat egg whites until soft peak form. Add egg
whites to cheese mixture and mix well. Place half the soaked
lady fingers in a glass dish followed by half the cheese mixture,
Place the remainder of lady fingers on top of the cheese and follow
with the rest of the cheese mixture, Top with whipped cream and
chocolate curls.

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Grocery List
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3 cups zucchini, shredded
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
4 Tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
4 cups cooked bulgur wheat (cook according to manufacturers
instructions)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
4 roma tomatoes diced
1/2 cup fresh mint chopped
1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
1 cucumber peeled, seeded and diced
1 small jar artichoke hearts drained and diced
6 - 8 Mahi-Mahi steaks
Fresh rosemary sprigs
1 pint fresh blueberries
1 pint fresh raspberries
1 pint fresh strawberries, chopped
1 Tbsp. shallots, chopped
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup white wine
20 lady fingers
3 eggs, separated
2 Tbsp. cognac
1/4 cup sugar
8 oz. Mascarpone cheese
1/4 cup espresso coffee
whipped cream
chocolate curls for garnish

The Zucchini Spread is great. Use light cream cheese if you would
prefer, but there is really not that much cream cheese in this
recipe to begin with.

The Tabbouleh Salad is very healthful and you really cannot improve
on the listed ingredients to cut down on fat or calories.

The Mahi-Mahi is also very healthful. You can substitute tuna or
sword fish if you would prefer.

Now the Tiramisu does have some sugar and cheese but these
are more than offset by the healthful tendencies of the cognac
just kidding actually but this recipe is really not that bad. The
flavor is much richer than you would assume from the ingredients.
We suppose that you could use egg substitutes and fat free whipped
cream but that choice is up to you. Just once you should make it
as listed just to have some of the real thing. Then you can
experiment with changing some of the ingredients.




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