Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Mexican Feast Food Mexican Feast Preparation time Cooking time Serves 6 Scallop ceviche with tortilla crisps 300g scallops 2 limes, juice only 1 lemon, juice only 1 tbsp tequila (optional) ¼ tsp tabasco sauce 2 roma tomatoes, deseeded, finely chopped 1 small yellow capsicum, finely chopped 1 small red onion, finely chopped 2 tbsp chopped coriander 1 habanero chilli, chopped To serve Combine scallops, juice, tequila, sauce, tomatoes, capsicum and onion in a large non-reactive bowl. Cover and marinate for 8 hours or overnight. Just before serving, add coriander and chilli. Serve with tortillas and limes. Guacamole 1 small white onion, chopped 1/3 cup lemon juice 4 red sereno chillies, finely chopped ½ cup chopped coriander stalks and leaves Sea salt and pepper 2 vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped 3 avocados, halved, seeded and peeled Marinate onion in lemon juice for 1/2 hour. Then drain and set aside. Place onion, chillies, coriander, salt, pepper and tomatoes in a mortar and pestle and crush to a paste. Alternatively process in a food processor. Add avocado, mash roughly and mix well. Mexican spiced nuts Pre-heat oven to 200°C 1 cup pecan halves ¾ cup pine nuts ½ cup raw almonds 1/3 cup shelled pistachios ¾ cup hulled pepitas (pumpkin seeds) 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp Mexican chilli powder 1 tsp sea salt Method In a large bowl, mix nuts, seeds and oil together. Add sugar, chilli powder and salt. Mix to coat nuts evenly. Line a baking dish with baking paper. Spread nuts in pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool. Serve or store in an airtight container at room temperature. Topping 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped ½ white onion, finely chopped ¼ cup chopped coriander ¼ cup pomegranate seeds to garnish Combine tomatoes, onion and coriander in a bowl. Sprinkle on top of guacamole and top with pomegranate seeds. Food Serves 6 Shop Dessert Wine You might also like Food Portuguese paella Food Spanish Paella Food Chorizo mushrooms Discover more Dessert recipes Food Dave Pynt And The Fires Of Creation Words by Nick Ryan on 7 Jan 2025 Food Chocolate soufflé with Shiraz syrup Food Madeleines with chocolate cherry sauce & candied orange praline