Paul Apana, General Manager for the Village Tavern holds a monthly cooking class at Gainey Village. This month he crafted two delicious summer recipes, I especially enjoyed the Amaretto Soaked Cake with Strawberries & Blueberries. How can you go wrong with that?
Florida Keys Shrimp Cocktail
Serves 3-4
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Orange Juice
- 1/4 Cup Fresh Lim Juice
- 1/4 Cup Honey
- 1/2 Tbsp Grated Orange/Lime/Lemon Peel
- 1/2 Tbsp Kosher Salt
- 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1/2 Cup Blended Oil
- 1/4 Cup Red Onion (diced)
- 1/3 Cup Red Bell Peppers (diced)
- 12 Each Shrimp (diced 1/2 inch)
- 3/4 Cup Mango (diced 1/8 inch)
- 1/2 Cup Avocado (diced 1/8 inch)
Procedure
- combine orange juice, lime juice, honey and grated citrus in bowl
- season with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. whisk in oil
- combine red onions, bell peppers, shrimp, mango and avocado in large bowl
- gently mix in dressing
- allow to chill for 2 hours
- portion into martini glass
- garnish with fresh chives & lime wheel
- serve with tortilla chips
Amaretto Soaked Cake with Strawberries & Blueberries
Serves 3-4
Ingredients:
- 1 Pint Fresh Strawberries, mashed
- 1/2 Pint Fresh Blueberries, mashed
- 4 Tbsp Agave Nectar
- 1 Each Slice Angel Food Cake/Pound Cake
- Amaretto
- 1/4 Cup Orange Rind
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Water
- 1/4 Cup Whipped Cream
Procedure
- soak cake with amaretto
- slice strawberries in large pieces
- using your hands, mash strawberries keeping some large chunks
- add blueberries
- mix in agave nectar (this is your filling)
- boil water and sugar together
- add orange rind, cook until soft
- remove from liquid, roll in sugar. allow to cool
- place fruit mixture on cake, top with whipped cream
- garnish with candied orange rind