Basil, Lime and Pumpkin Seed Pesto

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup pumpkin seeds raw
• 1 cup basil packed
• 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste

Steps:

• Lightly toast pumpkin seeds and grind unil they stick to the walls of the food processor Add the remaining ingredients Add more olive oil or lime juice to thin if necessary

Chilled Cantaloupe Soup

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Ingredients:

• 1/3 cantaloupe peeled seeded and cubed
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 5 mint leaves chopped

Steps:

• Combine cantaloupe and orage juice in a blender; process until smooth
• Transfer mixture into a large bowl
• Stir in lime juice cinnamon and nutmeg
• Chill for 1 hour
• Stir in mint leaves and serve
• Enjoy

Copycat Trader Vic's Mai Tai

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Ingredients:

• 2 ounces of 17 year old j wray nephew rum
• 1 lime juice of
• 1/2 ounce holland dekuyper orange Curacao
• 1/4 ounce trader vic rock candy syrup
• 1/2 ounce french garier orgeat syrup

Steps:

• Pour all ingredients over shaved ice in a cocktail shaker
• Shake vigorously and pour into a collins glass
• Add a sprig of fresh mint

Fresh Pineapple Fruit Salad

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Ingredients:

• 1 whole pineapple
• 1 papaya peeled seeded and cut in chunks
• 1/4 lb seedless grapes
• 1 apple peeled cored and cut into chunks
• 1/4 cup pecans
• 1 banana sliced
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 lime quartered as garnish

Steps:

• Cut pineapple lengthwise into quarters
• Cut away and discard core
• Remove pineapple flesh by carefully cutting between it and the outer skin of pineapple to use the shell for a salad bowl
• Cut pineapple into chunks and combine with remaining ingredients except lime wedges in a bowl
• Gently toss and chill if desired
• Serve fruit salad in a pineapple shell topped with lime garnish

Ginger-Grapefruit Juice Granita

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Ingredients:

• 4 large red grapefruits or 4 cups bottled grapefruit juice
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated peeled fresh ginger
• 3/4-1 cup Splenda granular

Steps:

• Juice the grapefruit or place the juice in a bowl
• Add lime juice and ginger
• Whisk in 3/4 cup Splenda to start
• adding more or less depending on the sweetness of the grapefruit; whisk well to dissolve
• Pour into a 9 square metal cake pan and freeze for at least 4 hours
• stirring every thirty minutes until entirely frozen
• To serve Scrape surface with a large metal spoon Mound into serving dishes and garnish with either lime slices or grapefruit sections

Joe's Stone Crab Key Lime Pie

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Ingredients:

• 1/3 lb graham cracker or 1 cup plus 2 1/2 Tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
• 5 tablespoons melted unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated key lime zest
• 1 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 2/3 cup freshly squeezed key lime juice
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream chilled
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Steps:

• For the crust
• Preheat oven to 350F
• Butter a 9-inch pie plate
• Break up graham crackers
• place in processor and process to crumbs if you dont have a processor
• place crackers in large plastic bag
• seal
• and crush using a rolling pin
• Add melted butteramp; sugar and pulse until combined
• Press mixture into bottom and up sides of pan
• forming a neat border around th edges
• Bake until crust is set and golden
• about 8 minutes
• Set aside on wire rack; leave oven on
• For the filling
• Meanwhile
• in an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment
• beat the egg yolks and lime zest at high speed until very fluffy
• about 5 minutes
• Gradually add the condensed milk and continue to beat until thick
• 3-4 minutes longer
• Lower the mixer speed and slowly add lime juice
• mixing until just combined
• Pour mixture into crust and bake for 10 minutes
• or until filling has just set
• Cool on wire rack
• then refrigerate
• Freeze for 15-20 minutes before serving
• For the topping
• Whip the cream and the confectioners sugar until nearly stiff
• Cut pie in wedges and serve very cold
• topping each wedge with a dollop of whipped cream
• Garnish with a slice of key lime if desired

The Mint Divine a Mocktail

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Ingredients:

• 4 mint leaves
• 1/4 ounce lime cordial
• ice cube
• soda water

Steps:

• Tear mint leavesamp; place in a highball glass
• Add lime cordial stir to mixamp; add ice cubes
• Top with soda wateramp; garnish with a lime wheel