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Salade Chou Chou (Chako Salad)
Salade Chou Chou (Chako Salad) is a traditional Mauritian recipe for a classic salad of choko squash served in a chilli flavoured vinaigrette dressing. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Mauritian version of: Chako Salad (Salade Chou Chou).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
10 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
Additional Time:
(+cooling)
Serves:
4–6
Rating: 
Tags : Chilli RecipesSauce RecipesVegetarian RecipesVegetable RecipesMauritius Recipes
A native of Mexico, the chako (
Sechium edule) is a fairly bland squash and requires fairly 'aggressive' seasoning to give it flavour. It can also be eaten raw, though it is cooked in this recipe.
Ingredients:
1kg chako (also known as the Chayote Squash or Vegetable Pear [
christophene in French] substitute any summer squash)
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp garlic, crushed
1 medium onion, finely sliced
1 tsp chopped green chillies
freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
1 tsp salt
Method:
Heat lightly-salted water in a large pan and bring to a boil. Peel the starchy squash halve and discard the seeds before slicing. Add to the water and cook for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile mix together the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, chillies and sliced onions together. Once the chakos are done drain and place in a bowl.
Pour the dressing over the squash pieces, toss to mix and serve warm as a side dish.
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