My Kitchen Addiction is the host for this weeks BSI – Lime! I was glad that I was able to submit an entry – its been a few weeks since I have!
I utilized lime in both my filling and in the sauce – zest went into the beef and bean mixture, and the juice of a whole lime went into the dip. The dip turned out AMAZING! Very bright!
Cilantro-Lime Dip
- 1 six ounce container of Oikos (just happened to be the brand I picked up) plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- juice of one lime
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1 tablespoon juice from pickled jalapenos
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- a pinch of Splenda (it was too tart without it!)
Mix together and let chill for at least 30 minutes.
For the empanadas, I made this bread dough, except I used whole wheat white – King Arthur brand. Each empanada was 1.5 ounces of dough, a generous tablespoon of filling. My kitchen was hot, so I had to put my empanadas in the freezer 5 minutes before deep frying them.
Beef and Bean Filling
- 10 ounces of ground beef, cooked
- 1 cup canned black beans that have been rinsed
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- zest of one lime
- 2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
- 3 ounces queso fresco cheese
If I were making these just for me, I definitely would have put chopped pickled jalapenos in here! I rolled out the dough and using water sealed the edges.
Then I put them on my cookie sheet, and used a fork to really make sure they were sealed – I didn’t want to lose any filling!
Then into the deep fryer for 2 minutes a side. I served them with the dipping sauce on the side for dunking.
These were crunchy and doughy at the same time – a perfect combination in my book! I may have tried everything on a chip – and that was delicious too!
This is definitely a keeper! Tony and I went to the store together, and I ended up going over my budget by $16. Oh well! I guess $141 for the week isn’t bad, and I’ll still have meat leftover for next week, so maybe I’ll be under next week and it will be a wash. Look at all the dried chile’s my store has! I needed dried pasilla peppers for my Rick Bayless soup I am just about to put together for my lunch this week.
Alright – I have to finish this post so I can submit this recipe! Off to make my soup and then clean the kitchen. I think Hannah’s had mild heart attacks walking by and seeing all of my mess!
See you tomorrow! 😀
The empanadas look really good especially with the delightful cilantro-lime dip! These would be terrific party appetizers!
Those empanadas look fantastic! I tried making empanadas once and I’ve decided that dough and I are just not friends haha. I wonder if i could do this as an empanada PIE. hehe
Empanadas! My mom never makes them because she says they take forever to make. I have a friend from Argentina and he use to run a bakery (he was 19 at the time..CRAZY), and he would make me spinach and cheese ones. And since he was from Argentina they were baked instead. Now I want some 😀
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Oh my goodness this all looks delicious!! I really like the addition of lime. It’s such a fresh, tasty ingredient.
aw thank you very much!! your blog is amazing…i just was checking out all of your recipes- each picture looks mouth-watering!
That looks so good! And the dip sounds like it would be so refreshing.
That cilantro lime dip sounds amazing! Great recipe – I hope it wins 😀
That cilantro-lime dip sounds fantastic!
Mm! I’m loving that Cilantro-Lime Dip!! And the empanadas look great…I can imagine just dipping that hot crusty thing into the cool sauce!
These look fantastic! Thanks for submitting for this week’s BSI! I am going to have a really tough time picking a winner because all of the recipes are so great. I love that you used the oikos yogurt in the dip – one of my favorites!