Peaches and Pineapples with Tajin
Another Mexican dish? I’m telling you – the last trip to San Diego, I really revved on Mexican Food. It was so very different from the typical Enchilada, Burrito, Nachos!
San Diego stands on the edge of Mexico. My son was told in his orientation, to be very careful while on the local train. One stop further and he would be in Mexico, and if he did not have his visa and college papers, he would land into big trouble. That’s how close Mexico is! Now you can imagine, the Mexican food influence in San Diego!
The Mexican Street Food, was so yum! Very close to Indian food in some ways, yet a different taste bud was touched with each dish. This particular Fruit Salad was and is my favourite. The only hitch is you have to get hold of the Tajin mix, available easily online and in supermarkets all over USA.
Tajin
Mexican fruit salad was served to us in a broad glass. They stuffed in strips of Pineapple, Apple, Mango, (and when I made it in India, I used Alphonso — OOOH! the taste!!) Melon, and a dried spicy mango, easily available in Trader Joe. The bottom of the glass had a huge dollop of this Tajin mix, and it copiously laden on the fruits too. I wanted to shove my face into the glass and lick up all the Tajin, once the fruits were over. My son had a friend join us for lunch that day. Poor chap must have thought his friend’s mom is completely addled!
watermelon wit tajin
Eat it on a hot day – refreshing, on a rainy day – soothing, on a blustery windy day – warming. This dish just makes you upbeat! The sour, tangy, mildly spicy (it looks very spicy, but is not), will make you want to sing and dance – the happy tune emanating from your palate. It hits all the right spots in your taste buds, and sends a zing up your body, almost like an adrenalin rush.
Use it with whatever fruit catches your fancy. Strawberries, Kiwi, Apples, Oranges, Pineapple, Peaches, Dried Fruits etc.
Pineapple with Tajin
It takes only minutes to make – the major task being cutting the fruits. We had it with drinks, and it went very well with Whisky and Beer.
Peaches with Tajin
Let me know if you went as crazy over this dish as I did.
- 500 gms Pineapple Cut into thick strips 3 inches long
- 2 Mangoes Peeled and cut into thick slices
- 2 Peaches Peeled and cut into thick slices
- 3 pieces Dried Mango (Trader Joe) Cut to equal sizes
- 1 Orange Peeled and segments separated.
- 5 Tablespoon Tajin Mix
- 4 Tablespoon lemon juice
- Cut all the fruits and Chill.
- Add Tajin and Lemon juice. Add the juice a little at a time. The mixture should be a thick paste and not runny.
- Tajin mix already has dried lemon in it, so you don't want to drown the Tajin in too much lemon.
- You can make more Tajin, if the mix is less than you need. If making less the ratio become 1:1 - Tajin powder : lemon juice.
- Arrange all the fruits in a dish.
- Drizzle the Tajin mix over the fruits.
- Serve a small bowl of the Tajin mix with the fruits. Some people might want to dip in for an extra dose of this amazing mix.
