4th of July Recipes: 4 Latin Flavors to Fire Up Your Independence Day

Forget the fireworks, this Fourth of July let your food take center stage! This Indepdendence Day, banish the hot dogs and hamburgers (though we love those too!) and instead whip up a Latin-inspired bbq menu that everyone will ooh and ahh over. 

Kick off your party with a zesty Green Pea Guacamole appetizer. For this sweeter and heartier version, tender spring peas are mashed with avocado, jalapeño, cilantro, and fresh lime juice. Perfect to enjoy with chips or smother on a burger bun, this guacamole will become your favorite go-to recipe.

To serve alongside your favorite grilled dishes, whip up Three Cheese Habanero Grilled Potatoes. Roasted potatoes are grilled, then stuffed with goat cheese, mozzarella, and habanero jack cheese and baked to a gooey perfection!

Then heat up the grill for savory and sweet Spicy Mango Chicken Wings. A thick sauce made from mango, coriander, ground chipotle, and lime juice is slathered on salt and pepper wings, then baked until golden. 

And finally, no bbq is complete without a pasta salad. With mini heirloom tomatoes, green onion, and chipotles in adobo our Creamy Chipotle Pasta Salad is a spicy hit.

Next, four recipes to add fireworks to your bbq… [pagebreak]

Green Pea Guacamole 

• 1 cup cooked sweet green peas
• 2 avocados
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1-2 tablespoons minced jalapeño
• 3 tablespoons minced onion
• 2 tablespoons packed cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

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Three Cheese Habanero Grilled Potatoes 

• 4 large Russet potatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup goat cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1 1/2 cups shredded habanero pepper jack
• 3-4 tablespoons milk
• 3 green onions, minced

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Next, two more recipes for your Independence Day fiesta… [pagebreak]

Spicy Mango Chicken Wings 

• 1 1/2 pounds skinless chicken wings
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground chipotle
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon jalapeño pepper flakes
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups cubed mango
• 1 tablespoon corn starch

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 Creamy Chipotle Pasta Salad 

• 3 cups cooked spiral pasta
• 1 cup mini heirloom tomatoes, quartered
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup packed chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup mayo
• 3 tablespoons chipotle in adobo sauce
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo, chopped
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper

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