Trying a new veggie

[Guest guest]

We are really trying to slim down and also try NEW foods.

 

This week we bought Chayote Squash.

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I looked up many recipes, so it is easily found on the internet. This gives a

picture and history of the squash:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chayote<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chayote>

In learning to use this 'New, " veg. I laughed, when I realized it is a really

" old " veggie, used around the world.

~~ " The plant was first recorded by modern botanists in

P.Browne<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Browne>'s 1756

work.[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chayote#cite_note-0> In 1763 it was

classified by Jacquin<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaus_Joseph_von_Jacquin>

as Sicyos edulus and by Adanson<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Adanson> as

Chocho edulus. Swartz<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olof_Swartz> included it in

1800 in its current genus Sechium<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sechium>. "

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Today, I sliced one, as I would a zucchini squash and used a small amount of

red pepper olive oil to sauté it.

I added minced, whole green onion, one clove of garlic, also minced and 1/2

orange sweet pepper, sliced.

After it was starting to brown a bit, I added water and salt covered it and let

it stew off most of the liquid.

 

It was soft, yet firm, if this is possible...not mushy, and tasted delicious!

 

In the chayote squash there is a center seed area, but it went right in with the

rest. I tasted it and it was mild vegetable raw. I believe this would be nice in

a oriental stir fry and salads as well.

 

Have you used chayote squash, and if so how did you add it to your menu?

 

Barb K.

 

 

[Guest guest]

This is my favorite recipe using Chayote:

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/11/southwestern-chayote-casserole.html

 

Anna

 

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On 3/2/09 7:22 AM, " BARBARA KIPPER " <Kipper38 wrote:

 

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> We are really trying to slim down and also try NEW foods.

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> This week we bought Chayote Squash.

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