Mexican Mojito Melon Kabobs Food

MOJITO MELON KABOBS

Steps:

• Grate 2 tablespoons peel from limes. Cut each lime in half crosswise; squeeze halves over small bowl to remove 6 tablespoons juice.
• Place melon cubes in 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. Sprinkle lime peel and pour lime juice over melon. Add sugar, rum and mint. Seal bag; turn to coat melon.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors but no longer than 24 hours. To serve, thread 4 or 5 melon cubes on each skewer. Discard marinade.

GLUTEN-FREE MOJITO MELON KABOBS

Steps:

• Grate 2 tablespoons peel from limes. Cut each lime in half crosswise; squeeze halves over small bowl to remove 6 tablespoons juice.
• Place melon cubes in 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag. Sprinkle lime peel and pour lime juice over melon. Add sugar, rum and mint. Seal bag; turn to coat melon.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors but no longer than 24 hours. To serve, thread 4 or 5 melon cubes on each skewer. Discard marinade.

CHICKEN KABOBS MEXICANA

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, mix together olive oil, cumin, chopped cilantro, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper. Add chicken, and mix well. Cover, and refrigerate for at least one hour.
• Preheat grill for high heat.
• Thread chicken, zucchini, onion, red bell pepper, and tomatoes onto skewers.
• Brush grill with oil, and arrange skewers on hot grate. Cook for approximately 10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through, turning to cook evenly.

SEASONAL FRUIT AND MELON KABOBS WITH FIERY CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Dice the fruit into 1 1/2-inch cubes. Place the fruit on the skewers, alternating fruits for flavor and visual appeal. Place into a non-metallic shallow pan.
• Cook the sugar and water together in a saucepan over low heat until the sugar dissolves (about 5 minutes). Allow the syrup to cool. In a blender, add the sugar syrup, lime juice, jalapeno peppers, and red chili powder. Blend thoroughly, roughly 1 minute.
• Pour marinade over fruit kebabs and marinate for at least 1 hour turning kebabs occasionally.
• Preheat the grill to low heat and grill the kabobs on both sides until you see brown grill marks and the fruit is warm, roughly 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the fruit kabobs from the grill and brush with the remaining chile sauce for a real fiery fruit kabob finish!

MEXICAN CHICKEN KABOBS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl add soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, cilantro, olive oil, garlic powder & black pepper. Mix well. Add chicken, cover and marinade overnight. In a second bowl combine black beans, bell peppers, red onion, corn, olive oil, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar, salt, cumin, cilantro and garlic. Mix well, cover and allow to marinade over night. Skewer chicken and set aside. Pour remaining marinade into a small pot and bring to a boil. Cook down until sauce thickens. This should take approximately 15 - 20 minutes, set aside. Grill chicken. While chicken is cooking, make rice. Serve chicken kabobs over bed of rice and mexican salsa. Devour immediately!

MAMITA'S MOJITO SCALLOP KABOBS WITH STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Whisk orange juice, lemon juice, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, and sugar together in a large bowl to dissolve seasoning into the liquid. Add scallops, yellow squash, zucchinis, and portobello mushroom to the mojito marinade; toss to coat.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Thread onto a skewer a piece of mushroom, yellow squash, zucchini, and a scallop, respectively. Repeat so there are two of each item on the skewer; repeat with remaining skewers. Sprinkle fresh basil evenly over the skewers.
• Carefully remove tomato insides with a spoon; discard tomato insides.
• Pour broccoli with cheese sauce into a microwave-safe bowl; cook in microwave until broccoli is tender and the sauce is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir broccoli with cheese sauce and rice together in a bowl; spoon into the hollowed-out tomatoes. Place 2 strips American cheese atop the mixture in a crossing pattern.
• Cook the skewers in preheated oven until the scallops are cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven to a plate; cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake tomatoes in the oven until the cheese is bubbling, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve with the skewers.

CHICKEN AND MELON KABOBS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a small saucepan, add spices and cook 1 minute.
• Remove from heat, cool and add vinegar.
• Cut each breast 1/2 into 1" pieces.
• On four skewersalternate chicken cantaloupe and green onion.
• Brush all surfaces with vingegar mixture.
• Place skewers on un-heated broiler pan and broil 4-5 inches from heat for 5 minutes.
• Stir preserves into remaining vinegar mixture.
• Brush on kabobs, turn kabobs and brush again. Broil 3-5 minuteslonger or untuil chicken is tender and no longer pink.

MELON MOJITO SLUSH

Steps:

• To make the watermelon punch bowl, remove thin slice from bottom of melon, allowing it to stand upright. Cut off the top of melon.
• Scoop out melon, leaving about 1 inch shell; reserve all melon.
• Turn melon bowl upside down in a large bowl to drain. Cover and chill.
• In a medium saucepan, combine mint leaves and sugar. Using back of wooden spoon, mash mint with sugar until leaves are bruised.
• Add water; bring to a boil stirring occasionally over medium heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let steep for 10 minutes, then strain.
• In food processor, puree melon in batches to a total of 10 cups of melon puree.
• Place puree in large bowl, add mint syrup, limeade and rum; stir.
• Pour into freezer containers and freeze overnight.
• Right before the party, scoop slush into hollowed out melon with a scoop for serving.