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"MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan."

Ingredients: cooking spray, plantains...

"This is an easy tropical dish that is full of flavor! I like to serve it with chips, or as a side dish. It would be easy to try slightly different versions by adding lime juice, ginger, pineapple, or jalapenos, depending on your personal taste. If you have any other suggestions, I would love to hear them! Thanks!"

Ingredients: garlic salt, mangoes...

"This recipe was found in the "Cooking Light" magazine. If you enjoy tomatillos, you will enjoy this."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, garlic...

"Another imitation from my trip to Costa Rica. A very typical side dish- potatoes cooked and served on corn tortillas, called "gallitos" in Costa Rica. ("Papas" are potatoes)."

Ingredients: coriander, corn tortillas...

"This recipe was actually posted by TheMom51 in her reply to Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Rice and Beans). I thought I'd post it as a searchable recipe. Her original comment was: Just thought I'd add my Costa Rican daughter-in-law's recipe. It uses the traditional Salsa Lizano (you can order it over the Internet) which is probably why Matoszinho didn't think this..."

Ingredients: coriander, oil, onions...

"This is a fairly typical Costa Rican recipe for beet salad using the holy trinity of Costa Rican cooking: Onions, cilantro, and sweet red pepper. Please don't use anything other than fresh beets, it just wont compare."

Ingredients: fresh cilantro, mayonnaise...

"I encountered this dish on a vacation to Costa Rica. They served it all over the country at breakfast. There is a sauce that they put on it that is very good. It is called Lizano. You can find it in a Latin American grocery."

Ingredients: green chili sauce, fresh cilantro...

"This is the way my suegra used to make rice every day in Costa Rica."

Ingredients: corn oil, garlic cloves, salt...

"Almost every ethnicity includes a rice-and-beans dish as part of its cooking tradition. In Jamaica and throughout much of the Caribbean, the favored dish is known as "rice and peas," and is remarkable for its use of savory spices and coconut milk."

Ingredients: dried red beans, garlic cloves...

"Rice and beans for breakfast! No wonder I enjoyed Costa Rica so much :D"

Ingredients: ground cumin, red beans...