From acai and goji berries to yogurt and fish, the superfoods list only continues to grow year after year. And this year is no exception. Introducing the versatile superfruit: the chayote. After ...

For this delicious recipe, chef Daniel Boulud quickly cooks scallop slices, then serves them with a rich, tangy avocado-tomatillo sauce and Indian-spiced hearts of palm (we substitute chayote, which ...

Chayote, also called pear squash, pipinola and sayote, is considered a fruit because of its seed but is treated like a squash. Below is a recipe that uses chayote in a chicken soup. >> Note: Place raw ...

Each year, during the month of March we celebrate all things nutrition because it is National Nutrition Month. In the northeast, the temperatures are still low, and there is nothing more nutritious ...

Ask cookbook author Lesley Tellez, a Southern Californian now living in New York, about her taste memories from the four years she lived in Mexico City, and they come tumbling out like sweets from a ...

Chayote squash has just the right texture for shredding into a crunchy and refreshing slaw that’s great by itself, piled onto a barbecue sandwich or folded into a meaty taco. Instructions: Shred the ...

This variation of traditional kkakdugi kimchi replaces Korean radish with chayote, which is just as crunchy but with a little added sweetness. Chayote kimchi works well as a crisp and spicy side dish.

If you've never tasted chayote squash, then this is the salad to try. Here, Brazilian food expert and cookbook author Leticia Moreinos Schwartz serves her chayote squash salad with a creamy mustard ...

This recipe for Mirliton Relish came from Bon Appetit magazine.Mirliton Relish Makes 10 servings 3 1/2 pounds chayote squash (about 6 large), peeled, seeded, cut into 1/3-inch dice (8 cups) 1 1/2 cups ...

Mary Samuels recently wrote to ask about chayote squash and the best ways to prepare it. Send requests or recipes to Recipe Swap, c/o Michael Hastings, Food Editor, Winston-Salem Journal, 418 N.