A Wine-derful Day!

Learn how you can create a wine themed wedding.  Plus, unique ways to use wine in your cooking including ceviche and martinis! Scallop Ceviche ½ pound bay or sea scallops, cut in quarters, muscles removed ¾ cup freshly squeezed lime juice, divided (approximately 5 limes) ¼ cup blood orange juice ¼ cup LaBelle Winery Seyval Blanc white wine 1 cup small diced hothouse cucumber, unpeeled and seeded ¼ cup diced shallots ½ cup diced avocado ½ cup diced red pepper ½ cup diced mango ¼ cup fresh cilantro (optional) 1 ½ tablespoons minced jalapeño pepper 3 tablespoons diagonally sliced scallions, white and green parts 1 tsp The Winemaker’s Kitchen Chili Lime Spice Blend Good olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Bibb lettuce leaves, for serving The Winemaker’s Kitchen White Wine Syrup When making ceviche, use top quality scallops that are fresh, not frozen. There is no cooking involved; the raw scallops will “cook” in the lime juice in about an hour. Do not leave them for longer because they will get mushy. 1. In a medium bowl, combine the scallops, ½ cup lime juice and 1 teaspoon salt and set aside at room temperature for exactly 1 hour, stirring occasionally. 2. In a separate bowl, combine the cucumbers, shallots, scallions, avaocado, bell pepper, jalapeño pepper, Chili Lime Seasoning blend and cilantro. Whisk together the remaining ¼ cup of lime juice, ¼ cup olive oil, Seyval Blanc Wine, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper. Pour over the veggie and fruit mixture and combine. 3. When ready to serve, remove the scallops from the lime juice with a slotted spoon, disgard the liquid and add them to the vegetable mixture. Combine well and spoon into the lettuce leaves for serving, garnish with a drizzle of white wine syrup. Seyval Blanc Blood Orange Vodka Martini 2 ounced LaBelle Winery Seyval Blanc White Wine 2 ounces Blood Orange Juice 1 ounce Good Quality Vodka ½ ounce Honey Simple Syrup Blood Orange Quarters for Garnish Directions In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add all of the ingredients. Cover shaker, and shake vigorously for 30 seconds to blend ingredients and chill. In a martini glass, pour cocktail and garnish with blood orange and serve immediately. For Honey Simple Syrup: 1/2 cup honey ½ cup water Boil both ingredients in saucepan until honey is dissolved, 5 minutes or so. Allow to cool and store in a mason jar in refrigerator until needed.