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    Home » This and That » Cinco De Mayo Recipes with Eric Ripert. Plus His Contest.

    by Kathy Patalsky · updated: Nov 6, 2019 · published: May 4, 2009 · About 3 minutes to read this article. 3 Comments

    Cinco De Mayo Recipes with Eric Ripert. Plus His Contest.

    Any foodie knows who the Michelin Star awarded chef Eric Ripert is. He leads the fabulous team at Le Bernardin in NYC. From watching Eric on foodie/chef TV shows like Top Chef and No Reservations, you can easily get a sense of how incredibly skilled a chef and warm and ‘cool’ a person he is. And Eric’s website rocks.

    Cinco De Mayo Recipes a la Eric. Eric is hosting a Cinco De Mayo recipe feature and contest on his website. Prepare his special Cinco De Mayo Party recipes, take some photos and win a prize. But, since not all of the recipes on Eric’s menu are vegan, I decided to “veganize” them. It would make for a vegan fiesta with some Eric Ripert flair. The recipes and my Le Bernardin experience ahead…

    My Le Bernardin Experience. I dined there last year and was pleasantly amazed when Eric’s kitchen or wait staff didn’t blink an eye when I requested an all vegan meal. It was one of the best vegan meals I have ever had. Vegan salad on seasonal fresh ingredients, amazing vegan pasta and marinara sauce, mushrooms and even some amazing sorbet. My husband enjoyed his “Surf ‘n Turf” non-vegan dish immensely as well. Le Bernardin is a spot-on special occasion restaurant. It made me an Eric Ripert super fan.

    My Veganized “Eric Ripert” Cinco De Mayo Menu.

    Here is Eric’s menu:

    Avocado Salsa Verde with Sea Salt and Black Pepper Chips
    Sangrita Shrimp Ceviche
    Jicama and Watermelon Salad with Mint
    Achiote Steak Taco “Cones” with Roasted Corn and Chipotle Salsa
    Dulce de Leche Ice Cream Sandwiches
    cocktail: The Guava-Agave Cooler

    My veganized version:

    Instead of: Avocado Salsa Verde with Sea Salt and Black Pepper Chips
    Veganized: My Avocado Salsa Verde Recipe (or Eric’s)
    I already posted my delicious recipe for a similar recipe. You can use my recipe, or go with Eric’s.
    Serve with blue corn tortilla chips with fresh black pepper grinded on top
    This one is easy.

    Instead of: Sangrita Shrimp Ceviche
    Veganized: Citrus Braised Tofu with Chilled Citrus Cilantro Mango & Pineapple Slices.
    Eric’s shrimp dish is a citrus marinated cold dish. Shrimp is a protein, so I wanted to keep slightly in tune with Eric’s menu flow.

    Instead of: Jicama and Watermelon Salad with Mint
    Veganized: Jicama and Watermelon Salad with Mint
    Same! No need to veganize! This recipe is 100% vegan and sounds delicious. A bit of spice, a touch of tequila and a lot of healthy flavor! We love jicama!

    Instead of: Achiote Steak Taco “Cones” with Roasted Corn and Chipotle Salsa
    Veganized: Achiote Seitan Taco “Cones” with roasted corn and Chipotle Salsa
    Another easy one! Eric’s recipe sounds delicious. So all we need to do is substitute the steak with seitan-a very similar protein in texture. This one sounds divine and flavorful. Perfect with some of the salsa verde guac.

    Instead of: Dulce de Leche Ice Cream Sandwiches
    Veganized: Cinnamon-Agave Soy Cream Sandwiches
    This one is actually pretty easy. You can either bake your our vegan shortbread cookies or simply buy some at a place like Whole Foods. Then simply add in some vegan vanilla soy cream. I think it would be fabulous to mix in some agave and cinnamon into the soy cream before smushing it between the cookies for a sandwich. Yum.

    Cocktail: The Guava-Agave Cooler, vegan and sounds divine. Yippee.

    So those are my Veganized versions of Eric’s suggested Cinco De mayo Menu.

    You can read his full original menu and read about how you can enter the contest on his website:
    http://aveceric.com/2009/04/23/cinco-de-mayo-dinner-social/

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    About Kathy Patalsky

    Hey there! I'm Kathy, lover of kitty cats, weekend baking, 90's movies, travel, beach fog and foamy lattes. Since 2007, I have been sharing my vegan recipes and photos. My goal is to make your cooking life a little easier, delicious - and plant-loaded - while sharing some LIFE and conversation along the way.

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    1. lisaiscooking says

      May 04, 2009 at 10:32 pm

      Both versions of the menu sound great! I don’t eat red meat, and your achiote seitan taco cone sounds perfect.

      Reply
    2. flip flops and pearls says

      May 04, 2009 at 9:09 pm

      Ahh thanks for sharing…
      I am ALL ABOUT Cinco De Mayo:)
      {I celebrate it quit frequently!}

      Reply
    3. Sam says

      May 04, 2009 at 7:49 pm

      I’ve never seen his site before. I love him. He isn’t too bad at the chef-thing either! lol

      Reply

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