Chayote

Favorite Chayote Recipes

• Chayote Salad
  Chayote Salad recipe is made with diced fresh chayote, then combined with green onions, tomatoes, red bell peppers and basil. You can dress the salad with a simple vinaigrette or even mayonnaise. Chayote can be found in some well-stocked grocery stores or most Mexican markets.
• Creole Style Stuffed Chayote
  A Creole style Stuffed Chayote recipe combines chayote with onions, tomatoes, herbs, crab and shrimp meat. Once the chayote are stuffed they are baked for about 25 minutes in the oven. This dish makes a good main course.
• Vegetable Tacos
  This recipe for Vegetable Tacos can be made with any of your favorite vegetables but in this variation we use 3 types of squash. The vegetables are roasted on a grill. The Cilantro Pesto brings out the flavor.
• Grilled Chayote Squash
  This is a simple recipe for grilled chayote squash topped with olive oil and mozzarella cheese.This would work well as a side dish for grilled steak or pork. You could alternately roast the chayote in the oven but grilling gives it a preferred flavor.