26 grilled citrus basil Recipes

consider pansies , violets, johnny-jump-ups, nasturtiums, and marigolds. all are edible with interesting flavors. use flowers that have not been sprayed with pesticides (some available at gourmet shops and whole foods markets), shaved cheese hard cheeses such as parmesan or pecorino romano take on an attractive lacy look when shaved paper thin and placed upon an open-faced sandwich, rolled cheese cut cheese into 1/4 squares. put 1 tsp of olive oil on your hands and roll cheese squares into balls. then roll in cumin, curry, or finely chopped herbs, piped herbed mayonnaise or creme fraiche use an icing flower tip and place a fresh or thawed frozen pea atop the piping, layer it place a small spinach leaf, with stem , atop an open-faced sandwich. place a thin slice of hard-boiled egg on top of that and sprinkle with either nutmeg and sea salt, pickled ginger and a dot of wasabi, or a combination of crushed herbs, chopped egg & asparagus finely chop hardboiled eggs, using only half as many whites as yolks, and press onto an open-faced sandwich with a mayonnaise based filling. upon this, lay a short piece of asparagus, citrus , herbs & spices cut small triangles of fresh lemon or orange, removing peel. sprinkle lemon triangles with fresh basil or parsley and orange triangles with cinnamon or curry, grilled vegetables grill red and green peppers, zucchini, or pearl onions. cut peppers into strips, zucchini into squares, and leave pearl onions whole, use a very small cookie cutter to cut hearts from thin slices of pickled beets. or, cut small hearts from bread, dip in melted butter, and sprinkle heavily with curry before toasting in a 350 degree oven, herb or nut dip cut filled tea sandwiches into triangles and butter the long cut side. press this buttered side into crushed s or very finely chopped nuts

mahi mahi fillets, canola oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper, citrus vinaigrette , recipe follows, flour tortillas, cut into 2 1/2 to 3-inch circles, and deep fried, red cabbage slaw , recipe follows, tomato and avocado salsa, recipe follows, pineapple hot sauce, store bought or recipe follows, for drizzling, orange juice, lime juice, fresh basil leaves, chopped, fresh cilantro leaves, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, heaping tbsp honey, canola oil, rice vinegar, sugar, canola oil, head red cabbage, finely shredded, carrot , cut into fine julienne, chopped cilantro leaves, salt and pepper, tomatoes, chopped, ripe hass avocados, peeled, pitted and diced, red onion, finely chopped, serrano chile, finely diced, limes, juiced, canola oil, honey, chopped cilantro leaves, salt and freshly ground black pepper, ripe pineapple , preferably golden pineapple, canola oil, spanish onion, coarsely chopped, frozen pineapple puree, thawed, habanero chiles, chopped, rice wine vinegar, salt and pepper, honey

unpeeled, large fresh shrimp, citrus marinade, wooden skewers, fresh baby spinach, mangoes, peeled and sliced, red onion, sliced, goat cheese, crumbled, fresh raspberries, chopped pistachio nuts, fresh basil vinaigrette

skinned and boned chicken breasts, citrus marinade, fresh baby spinach, mangoes, peeled and sliced, red onion, sliced, goat cheese, crumbled, fresh raspberries, chopped pistachio nuts, fresh basil vinaigrette