Best Summer Breeze Recipes

SUMMER FRUIT TART FROM ALMOND BREEZE®

Steps:

• To make custard whisk egg, corn starch and maple syrup together in a pan. Slowly whisk in almond milk over medium heat. Bring to a boil, whisking continuously, remove from heat and cool 5 minutes.
• Pour custard into tart crust and top with fruit.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes before serving.

SUMMER BREEZE

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• In a large glass, combine pineapple juice, grapefruit juice, gin, and several mint leaves. Add ice and top with seltzer.

SUMMER BREEZE

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• mix all ingredients together.
• pour over ice in tall glass.
• slice lime or lemon wedge and squeeze into glass slightly.
• rub wedge around topside of glass and place in drink.
• get the sunglasses, a good book, sunshine, and enjoy!

SUMMER BREEZE

Steps:

• Shake all the ingredients (except the cherry) together in a shaker filled with ice. Strain into a martini glass, drop in the cherry, and enjoy!
• Summer Breeze sans spirit
• For those of you out there who don't imbibe, here's a nice variation on the Summer Breeze that won't leave you three sheets to the wind.
• 3 ounces pink grapefruit juice
• 5 ounces lemon-lime soda
• 1 orange wheel, for garnish
• 1 Maraschino cherry, for garnish
• Pour the grapefruit juice into a tumbler or highball glass filled with ice cubes and top it off with lemon-lime soda. With a wooden skewer, pierce the orange wheel through both sides of the rind and add the cherry. Add to the drink and serve.

SUMMER BREEZE CHEESECAKE

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• 1. Preheat oven to 375° Butter the bottom of a 9" spring form pan. In a mixing bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, butter and sugar and mix well. Press onto bottom of spring form pan and bake until golden, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool. When completely cooled, butter the sides of the pan. Increase oven temperature to 500° In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, sugar, zests and vanilla and beat until light and creamy. Add the flour, then the eggs and yolks 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the sour cream and mix until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for 12 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200° Bake for 1 hour more. Transfer cake to a cooling rack and let cool completely. Refrigerate cake overnight before serving. To serve, top with sauce of choice. Slice with a knife dipped in hot water and wiped with a clean cloth, and serve.

MEDITERRANEAN SUMMER BREEZE COLD YOGURT SOUP

Steps:

• For each individual bowls; Put 1/2 cup of yogurt in a bowl and then add 1/8 to 1/4 cup cold water (depending on the thickness desired), 1/8 cup cream, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon minced garlic... all to taste; Then blend until creamy smooth.
• Add to each individual bowl, 2 tablespoons feta cheese, 1 tablespoon olives, 2-3 tablespoons bell peppers, 2 tablespoons spring onions; mix slightly.
• Sprinkle on top 2 tablespoons of ground pistachio nuts.
• Chill prior to serving, enjoy.
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• Notes: This soup is best when using whole creamy milk yogurt which can be found in Greek and Middle Eastern grocery stores; or use your own home make yogurt. You can also serve INDIVIDUAL CUPS instead of bowls of this soup. Simply, reduce the amount of ingredients in each cup. Finally, you can add or substitute some of the vegetables. For example, cut up strawberries (add a pinch of sugar in individual bowls), tomatoes or chopped up hard boiled eggs (Arabic style).

INTRIGUE SUMMER BREEZE

Steps:

• Layer over ice and stir. (I used a highball glass.).

POTLUCK PORTION -- COTTAGE CHEESE SUMMER BREEZE SALAD

Steps:

• Chop Cucumbers, Peppers, and Tomatoes into manageable bite size hunks, and place in large mixing bowl.
• Pour both packs of the dry dip mix over veggies and mix to coat.
• Fold in cottage cheese and mix to distribute dip mix and veggies throughout then Chill until ready to go to party.

SUMMER BREEZE PUNCH

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• 1. Mix all ingredients to gather, then pour some punch in a ice cube tray and freeze. then refrigerate remaining punch. when ready to serve place ice cubes in punch. place lemon slice in glasses. Enjoy

MEDITERRANEAN SUMMER BREEZE TUNA ENTRéE

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• COUSCOUS- Place couscous in a pot and add 2 cups of vegetable stock, 1 tablespoons butter, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/8 teaspoon turmeric, and cook until almost done; stir and add water as needed (read instructions on package, do not add spice pack if included); Remove from heat.
• Add and mix into cooked couscous pistachio nuts, bell peppers, spring onions, 1/8 cup chopped kalamata olives, tarragon, 1 tablespoon orange zest and keep warm.
• VELOUTE SAUCE- Make a Roux by melting 1-2 tablespoons of butter in a pan. Gradually add some flour and stir constantly until smooth (to achieve the proper consistency, do not burn, no lumps); Then slowly add to the HOT Roux 1 cup COLD vegetable stock, stir and make sure there are no lumps, add 1/8 cup marsala wine; Season with 1 teaspoon salt to taste, add 1-2 tarragon sprigs. Continue to stir until the proper consistency for a thick sauce is achieved; Add 2 tablespoons capers; Set aside and keep warm.
• FISH- Marinate the fish in a large bowl by adding 2 tablespoons lime/lemon juice, toss and leave for 1/2 hour; Then place the tuna steaks on a charcoal grill, baste with butter and/or an olive oil combo, season to taste with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Turn only once on the grill (or frying pan) and again season to taste; DO NOT OVERCOOK TUNA STEAKS, making sure the inside is slightly pink. Remove.
• PLATE- In the center of a large plate add about 3/4 to 1 cup or more of the cooked couscous, and form into a circle; Around the sides add, whole kalamata olives, crumbled feta cheese, sliced oranges and some of the Veloute Sauce; On top of the couscous place one cooked tuna steak, a little of the Veloute Sauce and sprinkle orange zest on top.
• Serve with a white wine and enjoy!
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• Notes: Again do not overcook the tuna steaks. Instead of grilling you can pan fry or broil the steaks by adding butter/olive oil and season to taste. Finally, if you prefer you can substitute 2 lbs of shrimp instead of tuna steaks; remove the shells, tail, devein and then cut lengthwise slightly.

SUMMER BREEZE FRUIT TARTLETS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the mango, strawberries and blueberries., Press wonton wrappers into miniature muffin cups coated with cooking spray; spritz each wrapper with additional cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until lightly browned., In a small saucepan, combine the jelly, sugar and cinnamon. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Spoon fruit into cups; brush with jelly mixture.

PINNACLEANDREG; SUMMER BREEZE

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• Garnish with a watermelon wedge.

MEDITERRANEAN SUMMER BREEZE SHRIMP APPETIZER

Steps:

• Place cleaned shrimp in a mixing bowl, add 1/2 teaspoon salt, vinegar and toss.
• Make a spice mixture of; 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, ground cumin, tarragon, 1 tablespoon of oregano; set aside.
• On individual plates place some chopped up olives, capers, crumbled feta cheese and lemon wedges on the side.
• Place 3 tablespoons olive oil in a pan, when slightly hot add garlic and chopped tomatoes; Stir for about 30 seconds until garlic smell is released.
• Add shrimp to pan, sprinkle on top of each shrimp part of the spice mixture; When shrimps starts to turn pink, turn them over (only once) and fry second side; add the balance of spice mixture to the top of the shrimp; put some of the garlic/tomato from the pan on top as well; When shrimp on second side appears pink, sprinkle with a generous amount of dry oregano on each shrimp. Place shrimp on top of chopped olives, capers, feta cheese in individual plates.
• From the pan scrap up the tomatoes and spices (add 1-2 tablespoons of water to make it moist). Then add on top and on sides of the shrimps.
• Add some lemon juice to each shrimp and a very tiny amount of ouzo(option).
• Serve and enjoy!
• Note:.
• a) MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT OVERCOOK THE SHRIMP!
• b) This recipe was submitted for the RSC#7 contest. I want to thank everyone for their reviews. I have since then modified the recipe to reflect people's comments, for a better recipe!

SUMMER BREEZE CAKE

Steps:

• bake cake according to package directions you can make one big one or layer two small ones.
• mix puddng and milk until thick add cream cheese blend till smooth
• spread all over cake like frosting
• sprinkle pineapple over the top
• cover all over with cool whip
• sprinkle coconut over the cool whip

SUMMER BREEZE RECIPE

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• Mix and enjoy