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Chayote Squash Side Dish
Navy S.
"A simple and elegant, EASY side dish made from an exotic, but inexpensive squash. Paired with chicken or fish, it rounds out a weeknight supper."
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Ingredients
25 m servings 90 calsOriginal recipe yields 2 servings (2 cups)
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- Heat olive oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add garlic, squash, salt, pepper, sugar, and red pepper flakes. Stir together and cook 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add vinegar to the squash mixture and cook 2 to 3 minutes longer, until the squash is slightly wilted, but still firm and crunchy. Taste, and add more salt or sugar if needed.
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- Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 90 calories; 7 g fat; 7.2 g carbohydrates; 1 g protein; 0 mg cholesterol; 584 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
1/22/2009
This was very good but I did change the recipe a bit. I had just returned from Guatemala and knew they never used vinegar but mostly lime juice. I replace the vinegar with lime juice. I also use...
Most helpful critical review
8/2/2011
The flavor was too overpowering for the squash. Tasted like pickled squash or something. This didn't do it for me.
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1/22/2009
This was very good but I did change the recipe a bit. I had just returned from Guatemala and knew they never used vinegar but mostly lime juice. I replace the vinegar with lime juice. I also use...
4/18/2009
Add 1/2 thin sliced onion and sautee until fragrant and brown with the gralic before adding the chokos. Substitute lime juice for the vinegar and you are set!
9/26/2008
This is good. I love chayote, but this was my first time cooking it. I ended up needing some more cooking time - probably about 15 inutes total. Thanks for the recipe!
11/30/2010
I found this squash in the store when looking for something different for dinner. I have never had it before - it certainly looks strange. I settled on this recipe based on ratings, and I wasn...
6/24/2008
Great simple recipe. I added thin sliced onion like another reviewer suggested, and it was great. I used a mirin/rice wine vinegar combo for a little asian twist.
4/20/2009
This is soooo good!!! Made as recipe is, except, per other reviewer, traded vinegar for lime juice- oooh soo tasty! this tastes like a gourmet side dish you'd get at a nice restaurant. I loved i...
6/9/2009
YUM! I received some chayote squash in our church's Angel Food Menu Latin Veggie box, and didn't have the first clue what to do with them - this recipe was perfect! Had everything on hand, even...
2/3/2010
First time I've ever had this squash. I loved the recipe as it was q simple way to try it the first time. It was very good. I didn't have a lime so I did use the wine vineger, splenda (diabet...
3/16/2009
Loved it! Subsituted lime juice for the red wine vinegar. I used ground red pepper to give it some bite. This will become a regular side at our place.