Tomato Lime Sipper Food

TOMATO-LIME SIPPER

Steps:

• Dissolve bouillon in boiling water. Add next five ingredients. Cover and chill., To serve, pour into glasses; add celery rib to each glass.

RED SNAPPER WITH THYME, TOMATOES, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Combine plum tomatoes, shallot, and chopped thyme in small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut 1 sheet of aluminum foil about 18 inches long. Place on work surface. Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil in center of aluminum foil. Place red snapper fillets side by side in center of aluminum foil. Top with tomato mixture. Sprinkle with olives. Drizzle fish with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Fold foil over, enclosing contents completely and crimping edges tightly to seal. (Can be prepared up to 6 hours ahead; refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Place large baking sheet in oven and heat 10 minutes. Place foil packet on heated baking sheet. Bake until fish is opaque in center, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes. Open foil packet over bowl to catch juices. Serve fish with juices over white rice.

TOMATO-LIME SIPPER

Steps:

• Dissolve bouillon in boiling water. Add next 5 ingredients (tomato juice through basil) into large pitcher. For a kick, add the brine from pickled jalapeno slices to taste.
• Cover and chill.
• To serve, pour into glasses; add celery rib to each glass.

MEXICAN TOMATO LIME SOUP

Steps:

• In a big pot, over low heat, saute the garlic and cumin in hot oil for 1 minute (don't let the garlic brown).
• Add in the tomato juice, fresh tomatoes, lime juice, and cilantro; stir to combine.
• Let simmer for several minutes.
• Add hot sauce, salt, and pepper to taste.
• To serve, put broken up tortilla chips in shallow soup bowls; add soup and top with Monterey Jack cheese.