Best Chayote Slaw Recipes

SHRIMP AND SWEET POTATO CAKES WITH CHAYOTE SLAW AND CHIPOTLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Pierce potatoes all over with fork. Place on baking sheet. Toss garlic with 1 tablespoon oil in small bowl. Enclose garlic in foil; place on baking sheet with potatoes. Bake until potatoes and garlic are tender, about 30 minutes for garlic and 1 hour 15 minutes for potatoes. Cool garlic and potatoes slightly. Remove peel from garlic. Remove skins from potatoes. Combine potatoes and garlic in bowl. Mash until smooth.
• Add shrimp, cilantro, panko, chili, onion and 1 1/2 teaspoons Latin Spice Mix. Stir to blend well. Season with salt. Form mixture into six 3-inch-diameter patties.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly coat cakes in flour. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook cakes in batches until brown, adding more oil if necessary, about 2 minutes per side. Place on baking sheet. Bake until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Spoon Chayote Slaw in center of plates. Place 1 cake on each plate. Spoon Chipotle Tartar Sauce atop cakes; serve.
• *Available in Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.
• **A fresh green chili, often called a pasilla, available at Latin American markets and some supermarkets.

CHAYOTE SLAW WITH AVOCADO AND CILANTRO DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss together the chayote, cabbage, carrots, jicama, scallions, cumin, coriander and 2 teaspoons salt. Let the flavors combine while you make the dressing for the slaw.
• To a food processor, add the crema, orange juice, cilantro, lime juice, agave, hot sauce, garlic, avocado and jalapeno. Process until completely smooth; season with salt. Refrigerate in an airtight container until ready to serve; the dressing can be made 1 day in advance.
• When ready to serve, toss the dressing with the vegetables. Garnish with the reserved scallions and serve immediately.

CHAYOTE SLAW WITH CUMIN AND LIME

Steps:

• In a small bowl, add the mayonnaise, buttermilk, 1 teaspoon of the salt, the agave, cumin, lime juice, zest and 4 to 5 turns pepper.
• Whisk to combine and set aside. In a medium bowl, add the chayote and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt, then toss to mix and place on a paper-towel-lined baking sheet for 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, add the drained chayote, carrots, onions, bell peppers and scallions. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and mix to combine. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

PAN ROASTED JUMBO CRAB CAKE SERVED WITH JICAMA AND CHAYOTE SLAW, AND COCONUT THAI RED CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix all ingredients except the remaining 2 tablespoons of the breadcrumbs. With your hands, mold into 1 large cake, about 1 inch high. Then coat the crab cake with the remaining 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs.
• In a 10-inch skillet, heat enough oil to come 1/4-inch up the sides of the skillet over medium heat. Carefully place the crab cake in the hot oil and fry until golden brown and crispy, about 4-5 minutes on each side.
• To serve, place the Jicama and Chayote Slaw on a serving plate and top with the Crab Cake. Drizzle the plate and Crab Cake with the Coconut Thai Red Curry Sauce.
• In a small bowl, mix together all ingredients with a rubber spatula. Use a slotted spoon to place slaw on plates so that mixture is not too liquidy.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, simmer the lemon grass, ginger, lime leaf, and sugar with 1/2 cup water until slightly reduced, about 15 to 25 minutes. Strain mixture through a sieve into a heat-proof bowl, and reserve the liquid.
• In a separate small saucepan over high heat, boil the curry paste and 1 tablespoon of the coconut milk until brown. Slowly add the rest of the coconut milk. Reduce the heat and simmer until liquid has reduced by 1/4. Add the reserved sugar mixture, and continue simmering until the sauce thickens and reaches a nappe consistency (thick enough to coat the back of a spoon). Drizzle sauce over Crab Cake and around plate.

CHAYOTE SLAW

Steps:

• Char chili and bell peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in plastic bag 10 minutes. Peel, seed and cut chili and peppers into matchstick-size strips.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chayote and sauté; just until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Cool completely. Combine Sherry wine vinegar and 2 teaspoons Latin Spice Mix in medium bowl. Gradually whisk in 1/2 cup olive oil. Mix in fresh cilantro. Season vinaigrette to taste with salt and pepper.
• Combine chayote, chili and peppers in bowl. Toss with enough vinaigrette to coat. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; refrigerate.)
• *A fresh green chili, often called a pasilla, available at Latin American markets and some supermarkets.
• **A squash-like, pear-shaped fruit similar in flavor to cucumber and often prepared like squash; available at Latin American markets and some supermarkets.

CUCUMBER AND CHAYOTE SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, juice, sugar, chipotle puree, mustard, salt, and pepper. Add the remaining ingredients, tossing well to combine. Refrigerate, covered, a minimum of 1 hour, or overnight. Serve chilled.

CITRUS GINGER CRUSTED TUNA LOIN SERVED WITH FUFU, CHAYOTE SLAW, AND SMOKED TOMATO VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Season the tuna with salt and pepper.
• Coat the tuna with the mustard using a pastry brush.
• You will need three bowls. In one bowl, mix the ginger and zests into the cornmeal. Put flour in a second bowl. Put eggs in a third bowl.
• Dredge the tuna first in the flour then in the eggs and finally in the corn meal. Let dry for about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Heat a saute pan, and add oil. Put the tuna in the pan and brown on all sides, about 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• Slice tuna and assemble with Fufu, Chayote Slaw, and Smoked Tomato Vinaigrette. Garnish with fried plantains and grilled shrimp if desired.
• Fry the bacon in a hot skillet together with onions until bacon is crisp and onions caramelize. Remove from the heat. Bring a saucepan of water to boil. Add plantains, reduce heat, and simmer until soft, about 15 to 18 minutes. Drain and transfer the plantains to a mixing bowl and mash. Add bacon and onions. Keep warm.
• Whisk the sour cream in a large mixing bowl until smooth, then add the vinegar, lime juice, and oil. Stir in all the remaining ingredients. Correct the seasonings by adding salt, pepper, or vinegar, to taste. Serve at room temperature.
• Place the tomatoes in a perforated pan over a smoker on high heat until wisps of smoke begin to appear. Tightly cover the smoker and reduce the heat to medium. Smoke the tomatoes until hot and soft, about 25 to 30 minutes. Place the smoked tomatoes, oil, and seasonings in a blender at high speed until smooth. Adjust seasonings.

AHI TUNA WITH CURRIED SUMMER SQUASH, CHAYOTE SLAW, AND COCONUT CREAM

Steps:

• Curried Squash: Place sliced squash, onion, and garlic into a saucepan and sweat with grapeseed oil. Stir in curry powder, add lime leaves, coconut milk, and stock. Simmer for 5 to 8 minutes. Remove lime leaves and blend. Finish by seasoning with ginger juice, salt, and ground cumin. Chill.
• Chayote Slaw: Toss all ingredients together and season with salt.
• Ahi Poke: Toss together in a bowl. Chill.
• Coconut Cream: Reduce cream. Add milk and reduce. Add toasted coconut. Chill.
• Ahi Tuna: Char the tuna loin in a wok, remove from a pan, and let rest. Place poke, charred tuna (sliced) and slaw in a bowl. Pour in squash puree and garnish with coconut cream and basil.

JICAMA CHAYOTE SLAW

Steps:

• Combine the cabbage, chayote, jicama, onions, peppers, vinegar and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.

CHIPOTLE PUREE AND CHAYOTE SLAW

Steps:

• CHIPOTLE PUREE: In a skillet coated lightly with oil, brown the onions and season. Add the juice, chipotles, sugar and sage. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes then transfer to a blender. Blend on high speed and drizzle in the oil. Check for seasoning.
• CHAYOTE SLAW: In a mixing bowl, whisk together the juices and mustard. Whisk in oil and season. Toss with chayote and chives. Season with salt and pepper.. This should be done 10 minutes prior to serving.
• PLATING On a plate, slice open tamale, and push open. Ladle on some short ribs and top with slaw. Drizzle sauce around.
• Drink Recommendations Rombauer, Merlot, Napa Valley, 1996 Domaine des Aubuisieres, Vouvray, 1998 Shanghai Beer

CUCUMBER, PINEAPPLE, CHAYOTE AND POBLANO CHILE PEPPER SLAW

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, simmer pineapple juice over low heat, until reduced.
• to 2 tablespoons. Let cool to room temperature. Thinly slice cucumber,.
• chayote and the Chile. Toss with pineapple. Whisk the remaining.
• ingredients with the pineapple juice and pour over vegetables, mix well.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate, covered up to 4 hours.

TAMARIND GLAZED RIBS WITH CHAYOTE AND MANGO SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cumin, coriander, sugar, ancho powder, cinnamon, garlic powder, and pepper. Mix the spices well with a wooden spoon. Season the pork ribs on both sides with salt, then start rubbing the spice mixture evenly on both sides to coat all the surface meat. Place in refrigerator, cover, and allow to sit overnight.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Wrap the pork ribs tightly in plastic, then place in shallow baking dish with 1-inch of water and place the pan in the oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Remove the ribs from the plastic wrap and set aside.
• While the ribs are cooking, in a large sauce pot, add 1 tablespoon oil and heat over medium high heat. When the oil has begun to smoke, add the onion, ginger, lemongrass, garlic, and jalapeno. Start cooking until the onion becomes translucent, about 7 minutes. Then, add the honey, chicken stock, and tamarind. Simmer for 20 minutes then puree in a blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and strain through a medium fine strainer. Set aside.
• To make the dressing for Chayote Slaw: In a small sauce pot, combine the honey, pepper flakes, and vinegar. Cook 10 minutes until the mixture is reduced by half. Set aside to cool in a large mixing bowl. When the mixture is cool, add the chayote, red onion, mango, cilantro, tomato, olive oil, and lime juice. Mix well and set aside.
• To finish the dish: On a hot well oiled grill, add the cooked pork ribs and start to cook on one side 5 minutes making sure to baste the other side with tamarind glaze. Then, flip the ribs over and baste this side for 5 minutes. Repeat this process three times until a nice crust has formed. Remove and cut between each bone and serve on a large platter with the Chayote Mango Slaw and a side bowl of the tamarind sauce.

FISH TACOS WITH RAMEN AND CHAYOTE SLAW

Steps:

• For the fish: Toss the mahi-mahi with the chili powder, cumin, lime zest and juice, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper in a large bowl. Let marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes while you prepare the slaw.
• For the slaw: Crumble the ramen noodles into a large bowl. Add the cabbage, chayote, scallions, edamame, mango and radishes and toss to combine. Whisk the lime juice and honey together in a small bowl with 1 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Whisk in the vegetable oil and pour the dressing over the slaw. Toss well.
• To cook the fish, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, then add the fish and cook, tossing once or twice, until browned and just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve the fish hot in the tortillas, topped with the slaw, avocado and cilantro. Serve any additional slaw on the side.