Lunch Sunday 22 October - Chayote, Avocado & Prawn Salad

Chayote, Avocado & Prawn Salad
1 chayote, peeled, pitted and sliced thinly
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced thinly
juice of
1 lime
90g cooked, deveined prawns
2 tablespoons reduced fat mayonnaise
1 tablespoon reduced fat creme fraiche
1 tablespoon fruity hot sauce
35g lambs lettuce or other soft salad leaves

Gently toss together the chayote and avocado slices and squeeze over the juice of 1/2 the lime to prevent darkening/discolouration.

Mix together the hot sauce, creme fraiche & mayonnaise with the juice of the other half lime.
Line a plate with the lamb's lettuce and mound the avocado & chayote on top. Garnish with the prawns and dollops of the dressing.

Nutrition Summary
Calories (kcal) 534.7
Protein (g) 20.1
Carbohydrate (g) 20.5
Fat (g) 42.3
Fibre (g) 11.2

I used a Mango hot Sauce I made made in July when I bought the huge sack of chilli peppers....


Lowlife buys a big sack of chillis

Mango Hot Sauce
130g red chilli peppers
1 small mango, (about 135g)
1 red onion(about 100g)
4 cloves garlic
30g tomato puree
1 lemon
2 satsumas
50g Sugar
6 fluid ounces Water
40g honey
3 tablespoons cider vinegar

Remove stems from chillis. If you are sensible, remove the seeds. If you are a hot head, leave them in. Peel a small mango and remove stone. Peel and chop one red onion. Peel the garlic. Remove peel from one whole lemon and 2 satsumas.

Place all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Pour into a non-stick pan and cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, until thickened.

Add 3 T vinegar and allow to cool. Pour into jars and store in fridge.

N.B. 40g honey = 2 tablespoons

Makes about 500g of sauce. 1 Tablespoon of sauce weighs about 20g, so about 25 servings per recipe.

This is UNBELIEVABLY hot....

Ah, but "what's a chayote?" I hear you enquire. Well, Wikipedia to the rescue:

"The chayote (Sechium edule) is an edible plant, which belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae along with melons, cucumbers and squash.
The plant has large leaves that form a canopy over the fruit. The vine is grown on the ground or more commonly on trellises."

It goes by many names -

• choko
• chocho
• chuchu
• christophene
• mango squash
• pataste etc.

It is rich in vitamin C and amino acids (apparently) and is quite tasty - crisp and tart, sort of like apple.

Chayote for sale on Reunion Island