Mexican Night
Recently we were invited to and attended a Mexican Night theme party. All the dishes were Mexican-ish and there were tasty drinks like virgin pina coladas (virgin, because everyone around me seems to be pregnant). I added rum to mine.
There was some delicious food that was brought by all the guests. One guest brought a Mexican-inspired pizza using refried beans as the ‘sauce’ and seasoned beef, cheddar, peppers and more. It was quite tasty. There were enchiladas, homemade flour tortillas to use with the chicken fajita filling, fresh tomato salsa, and two different 7-layer dips.
I made a chopped vegetable salad. I was nervous to bring it, but after eating it at the party I am glad I did. It was light and the flavors balanced out perfectly. Here’s the recipe:
4 medium, ripe avocados, cut up
3 medium roma tomatoes, cut up
1 lime, squeezed
1 medium red onion, minced finely
1 10 oz can of black beans, drained and rinsed
1 Tablespoon minced cilantro
Balsamic vinegar
Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper
Mix all the veggies very carefully in a large bowl. Do not crush the avocado. Squeeze lime juice over top to prevent avocado from browning and for some nice zip. Drizzle with oil and balsamic vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Add cilantro. Stir carefully to combine. Taste for seasoning. If necessary add more balsamic and olive oil.
A can of corn kernels would have also been tasty in this salad.
I just love the idea of theme nights like these. We didn’t have to dress up and go all exotic but the party was still fun. I hope we do more of these nights.
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