Oriental Dressing
Yields 1 1/4 cup
Ingredients:
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup Agave
1/4 cup pineapple juice
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon dried minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon salt
1. In a small bowl whisk together all ingredients.
2. Cover and chill.
Agave Key Lime Pie
Ingredients
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 cup lime juice, strained
1 tablespoon finely grated lime zest
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 eggs, well beaten
2/3 cup agave nectar
2 teaspoons unflavored powdered gelatin, dissolved in 3 tablespoons water
1 (9-inch) prepared graham cracker crust pie shell (in pie pan)
Whipped cream
Thinly sliced limes for garnish
Whisk together cornstarch and 1 1/2 cups water in a medium pot. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in butter then remove pot from heat and stir in lime juice and zest.
Put eggs into a medium bowl and whisk in about 1/3 cup of the hot lime juice mixture to temper them. Whisk egg mixture back into pot with remaining lime juice mixture and cook over low heat, stirring gently but constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Remove pot from heat and stir in agave nectar and dissolved gelatin until well combined. Set aside to let cool slightly then pour into prepared pie shell and chill overnight.
Cut pie into slices and serve garnished with whipped cream and sliced limes.
*Recipe from www.wholefoods.com
Sandia Salad
1/2 of a fresh juicy seedless watermelon cut into bite sized morsels
1/2 cup of finely chopped mint leaves with stems removed
1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons of Agave Amber Nectar
1. Fill bowl with the watermelon and sprinkle the Feta over the top
2. Add the mint the lime juice and the Agave
3. Combine by stirring with a large wooden spoon
4. Chill for at least one hour
Serve with a smile
Strawberry Mint Mocktail
2 large limes, juiced
8 strawberries
1/3 Cup Agave Nectar
Handful of mint leaves
3 1/2 cups cold soda water*
ice cubes
1. Puree half the strawberries and cut the other half into quarters
2. Put the lime juice, strawberries, and mint into a martini shaker
3 Crush everything together with a muddler to release the juices from the strawberries and oil from the mint leaves
4. Add Agave Nectar and Soda water to Strawberry puree**
5. Shake
6. Pour into glasses over ice cubes to serve
Makes 4 glasses
*Add rum or vodka to take this from Mocktail to Cocktail
**If you prefer not to have strawberry bits floating in your drink, you can also puree all the strawberries.