CHAYOTE AND ONIONS
A simple dish that allows a bit of variety to your usual favorite veggies. Try using Cilantro instead of oregano. I use about 2 tbsp fresh chopped
Provided by Bergy
Categories Onions
Time 35m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Pare and seed the chayote.
- Cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch thick slices.
- Cut onions lengthwise into halves.
- Cut halves lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices and separate into slivers. Heat butter and oil in a skillet over medium heat until foam subsides.
- Add onions and oregano; sauté over medium-low heat until onions are golden (8-l0 minutes). Add chayote; sauté 3 minutes. Cover and cook until chayote is crisp tender (approx. 8 minutes).
- Add salt and pepper.
SAUTEED CHAYOTE WITH GARLIC AND HERBS
Look for chayote at supermarkets, Latin markets, and natural foods stores - it's a light-green pear-shaped squash that's mild and crisp.
Provided by Norma Shirley
Categories Garlic Onion Side Sauté Vegetarian Low Cal Squash Fall Parsley Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chayote, 1 tablespoon parsley, and garlic. Sauté until chayote is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in green onions. Transfer to bowl; sprinkle with 1 tablespoon parsley.
CHAYOTES RELLENO
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cook unpeeled squash in lightly salted water until crisp tender, about 15 minutes. Drain well. Scoop out most of flesh, leaving 1/4-inch thick shell. Season shell with salt and pepper. Coarsely chop chayote flesh. Set aside.
- Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and salt and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until most of liquid evaporates. Add garlic, jalapeno and cumin and saute until fragrant. Add tomatoes and reserved chayote flesh. Stir until most of liquid evaporates. Stir in epazote, bread crumbs and almonds. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into shells. Sprinkle with cheese. Arrange shells in large baking pan. Pour enough hot water around shells to reach 1/4-inch. Bake until heated through, about 15 minutes.
CHAYOTE SOUP
This recipe will fool you into thinking you're eating a cream-based soup. It's spicy, different, and really pretty. It's extremely versatile. Tastes best when it's made at least a day in advance.
Provided by modestalmond
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Dissolve the bouillon in the hot water.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir the onion, garlic, and red pepper in the butter until the onion is soft. Add the squash, 2 tablespoons cilantro, salt, and pepper and stir continually for 5 minutes. Stir in the bouillon mixture and 1 tablespoon cilantro; cover. Simmer about 20 minutes.
- Pour the mixture into a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into bowls and garnish with a sprig of cilantro to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 60.9 calories, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Cholesterol 7.9 mg, Fat 3.2 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 604.2 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
MEXICAN CHAYOTES WITH CORN AND CHILES
This one is a bit more traditional and savory. In this dish, each vegetable beautifully complements the other. Serve as a vegetarian entree or as an accompaniment to grilled meats.
Provided by Dancer
Categories Vegetable
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Saute the onion in olive oil in a 2-quart saucepan.
- Meanwhile, peel the chayotes (chayote has a very thin skin and is easy to peel with a swivel-blade peeler), then cut each in half, scoop out and discard the seed, and dice the flesh.
- Add to the saucepan, along with the diced chiles, corn, salt, pepper and milk.
- Cover, and simmer gently for about 15 minutes, or until chayote is tender.
- Stir in the Parmesan and cook a few seconds until the sauce thickens.
- Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with cheddar cheese and chile powder.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 201.7, Fat 10.4, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 22.1, Sodium 472.7, Carbohydrate 20.9, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 4, Protein 9.1
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