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Bright Passion Fruit Vinaigrette Recipe for Salads and Grilling

I’ve always believed that how we introduce vegetables to our family shapes how they appreciate them later in life. Growing up, my mom kept things simple, and salads were never really “dressed” in the traditional way. We enjoyed fresh slices of cucumber, tomato, leaf lettuce, and watercress on their own, especially during Sunday meals. While…

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Gluten Free | Side Dishes | Vegetarian

Smashed Cucumber Chow.

After sharing this video on YouTube, the comments were very interesting. From “Why?”, to “Only a man would do this”, and “brilliant on it’s own or on the side of grilled salmon”. Chow is basically a quick spicy pickle we make in the Caribbean. Usually made with tart fruit (like green mango or Pommecythere aka…

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Gluten Free | Side Dishes | Vegetarian

Zesty Cucumber Chow (Salad).

As a young fella on the islands my brother and I would always volunteer to go help dad in the garden whenever we knew cucumbers were in season. We had a stash of salt and a few cloves of garlic in the make-shift shed, where dad would take his breaks from the midday sun. With scotch bonnet pepper (congo as we’d say) and shado beni fresh from the garden.. we’d always make a huge bowl of this ‘chow’ with the ‘baby’ cucumbers (always the sweetest). Immediately after we’d hit the river to go fishing, followed by hours of swimming in the cool refreshing waters of the Guaracara river. Funny thing is dad never got our assistance, but he never peeped a word to mom!

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Gluten Free | Side Dishes | Vegetarian

Avocado Grapefruit Salad

This is NOT a recipe on so many levels, but an ideal dish for when you want something light and for when it’s just you you’re ‘cooking’ for. Just about every day I get emails asking for healthy recipes and with the new ‘living better’ regime I follow, I thought I’d share this one with you. Our family home in the Caribbean is surrounded with many fruit and citrus trees, so I have a natural affection for both avocado and grapefruit. Maybe in the coming weeks I’ll share mom’s recipe for one of the most refreshing grapefruit juices you’ve ever had (I assure you). You can easily multiply the ingredients if you plan on making this for a group. Not only is this a super quick salad recipe, it’s vegan, vegetarian and gluten free.

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Gluten Free | Side Dishes | Vegetarian

Caribbean Orange Pineapple Salad.

If you’re familiar with what we call ‘chow’ in the southern Caribbean, you’ll see the same basic principles used in this recipe. “Chow’ is basically a sort of spicy pickle, usually made from a tart fruit like mango, plum, pineapple and when these fruits are not in season cucumber can also be used. It’s supposed…

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Gluten Free | Side Dishes | Vegetarian

A Refreshing Mango Strawberry Salad.

I was doing a chef’s table a few months back and I wanted to include a tropical salad in the mix, so Caron suggested I do a take on ‘mango chow’ and hinted that I should add a “Canadian’ element by using some sliced strawberries in the mix. It was such a hit with the…

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Side Dishes

A Delightful Caribbean Breadfruit Salad.

Over the years I’ve shared many delightful recipes using breadfruit, so it gives me great pleasure to be able to share this wonderful breadfruit salad (like a potato salad) with you. I have a number of breadfruit recipes in my arsenal I’d like to share with you, but being in Canada means paying very heavy…

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Gluten Free | Seafood | Side Dishes

A Classic Caribbean Summer Salad From My Garden.

After posting the recipe video for this on the Cooking Channel, I got an email from a viewer saying “that’s nothing but saltfish buljol”. Let’s look at this comment for a brief minute before we get to the actual recipe. NO Absolutely NOT! Yes, there are ingredients in this recipe which may mimic our beloved…

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Seafood | Side Dishes | Vegetarian

Shrimp, Avocado and Mango Salad.

In the Caribbean we’re notorious for having heavy meals, not as if I’m complaining but there are times when a salad is the order of the day. Using ingredients which are important in the culinary landscape of the islands, you’ll find this salad very simple to put together and amazed by it’s unique flavors. As…

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Side Dishes

Potato Salad.

Absolutely nothing says summer, picnic and BBQ like a creamy potato salad. There are so many variations of making potato salad that it can be a bit confusing if you’re looking for a good recipe to follow. I’ll be honest and say from the start that I’m NOT a fan of potato salad and I…

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Vegetarian

A sensational Watercress and Mango Salad.

Watercress is one of those things you couldn’t even force-feed us when we were kids. I still remember there used to be a small fella in the village further up the road from where I grew up, who would go door to door every Sunday morning selling the produce from the garden he made with…

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