At the end of a long day (or a long week), kicking back with some nachos can be like taking a mini vacation.

But even better than that is when the nachos are made with still warm tortilla chips fresh from the pan in all their corn-y goodness.

Although these tortilla chips are technically semi-homemade because you start with a package of small soft tortillas to save time, these are a truly wonderful upgrade from the dry tortilla chips usually found in the snack aisle.

(If you’d prefer to make your corn tortillas from scratch with masa harina, you might try this homemade corn tortilla recipe here.)

Mexican and Tex-Mex food is more popular than ever, so you can find the soft corn tortillas you need in either the international or bread aisle of most grocery stores and supermarkets, or at your local latino market.

Warning: once you’ve fried up your own tortillas, those packaged corn chips just won’t satisfy you quite the way they used to.

Below is a delicious step-by-step recipe for Homemade Tortilla Chips With Seafood Nachos from the folks at Macheesmo that is the perfect excuse to enjoy some richly flavored warm tortillas while you relax.

Ingredients For the Tortillas:

12 small corn tortillas cut into 6. (Makes 72 chips)
Vegetable oil for cooking the chips
2/3 pound cod or other white fish

Ingredients for the Guacamole:

1 avocado
2 Tablespoons greek yogurt or sour cream

Ingredients for the Pineapple Salsa:

1/2 pineapple, diced. (About 2-3 cups)
1 red pepper, diced
3 jalepenos
1 lime, juice only
1/4 Cup orange juice

Other Ingredients:

Kosher salt
Cayenne pepper (optional)

How to Make Homemade Tortilla Chips With Seafood Nachos.

Enjoy!

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If you enjoy eating zesty salads with a little bite, you’ll love this seafood salad recipe for Grilled Shrimp With Green Papaya and Mango Salad from the folks at Rasa Malaysia.

Full of the fresh flavors of Vietnamese cuisine, this crowd pleasing shrimp salad features papaya, mango, and (the sadly underrated) jicama.

Ingredients for the Vietnamese Dressing:

1/2 teaspoon garlic-chili paste
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup Thai fish sauce
1 tablespoon chopped mint
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro stems

Ingredients for the Salad:

1 green papaya, julienned
1 green mango, julienned
1/2 jicama, julienned
1 carrot, julienned
1/2 cup chopped peanuts
Fresh mint, roughly chopped
Fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
1 thai bird chile, sliced (optional)

Ingredients for the Shrimp:

16 jumbo shrimp
salt and pepper
Wooden skewers

How to Make Grilled Shrimp With Green Papaya and Mango Salad.

Enjoy!

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With a little advance planning, cedar plank grilling is an excellent way to add much more aromatic flavor to the seafood you cook outdoors. The flavor of salmon is especially well suited to this quick smoking cooking technique.

You’ll want to select a piece of untreated cedar (very important, as you don’t want to impart any chemical flavors to your food) and soak it in water for at least an hour before you plan to grill on it.

Cedar planks for grilling can be found in the kitchen supply aisle of most good supermarkets and department stores, however you’ll also find untreated cedar planks in the BBQ grill area of many hardware stores.

Below is a delicious recipe for Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon With Tropical Fruit Salsa from the folks at Aggie’s Kitchen to help you make the most of this easy and rewarding cooking technique.

This is an improvisational recipe, so feel free to let the relaxed feeling of this recipe express itself when choosing additional spices and side dishes to accompany it.

Ingredients for the Tropical Fruit Salsa:

1/2 cup fresh diced kiwi
1/2 cup fresh diced mango
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1/4 cup orange juice

How to Make Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon With Tropical Fruit Salsa.

Enjoy!

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