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"Typical Salad from the Ivory Coast!For a pretty presentation scored cucumber and zucchini with a fork, not peeled. Onions are nice placed in between the layers."

Ingredients: cucumbers, red pepper flakes...

"A nice warming spicy side."

Ingredients: cumin seeds, orange lentils...

"In South Africa "fruit salad" means something a little different from most American recipes. A definitive recipe does not exist: you use what fruits you have, and in summer and fall the choice is enormous. This is a healthy, simple way to end any meal, whether humble or grand. Serve with ice cream, sweet whipped cream or custard, or plain,..."

Ingredients: canned peach halves, kiwi fruits...

"By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
Rooibos tea a refreshing, caffeine free with a slightly nutty flavour that comes from the leaves of the South African red bush. Honeybush tea is similar but has a sweeter flavour.
NOTE: Time to cook includes 2 hour refrigeration time."

Ingredients: granulated sugar, rooibos tea bags...

"Henrie Geyser's recipe adapted from the iAfrica site. Cook time includes cooking the carrots"

Ingredients: fresh mango, fresh ginger...

"This is a South African recipe (from Magdaleen van Wyk's The Complete South African Cookbook), something my mom used to make. Pumpkins abound at the moment, so I thought I'd share it with everyone. They are really delicious. Let me know what you think!"

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, lemon slices...

"The title sounds strange, but the mixture of red beetroot (beets) and chocolate gives a wonderfully "earthy" flavour, not to sweet and for those who don;t like beetroot you really cannot taste the beetroot taste. From Delicious Magazine July 2004"

Ingredients: cocoa powder, corn, eggs...

"My adaptation of another of Huey's recipes. He describes a Bridie as "a South African pasty filled with spiced minced lamb... well, kind of..." Minced lamb is what Americans call "ground lamb". As I don't like my foods hot and spicy, when I make these I shall be omitting the sambel oelek (or any other chilli paste) and..."

Ingredients: lean ground lamb, fresh ground pepper...

"Found this at recipe cottage tweeked of course. I always serve lamb with garlic and saw this and thought how yummy does this sound! Sweet and spicy!"

Ingredients: cumin seeds, Dijon mustard...

"From “The Africa Cookbook Tastes of a Continent” by Jessica B. Harris.
-South Africa."

Ingredients: distilled white vinegar, fresh ginger...

"Rooibos tea (known in Britain as Redbush), grown in South Africa is naturally caffiene free and low in tannins so it's healthier and doesn't have the heavy tannin taste that puts me off most regular teas. You can also buy Organic Rooibos which is even better. This iced tea lasts for ages in the fridge and it's really light and refreshing!"

Ingredients: ginger, honey, lemons...

"This tart takes about an hour to set in the fridge and is a huge hit in our family after a BBQ. The kids are not toooooo fond of it as it has a slight lemony flavour."

Ingredients: condensed milk, fresh lemon juice...

"Melkkos is a staple in South Africa - rich and hot, best enjoyed on a cold winter's night as a dessert or light meal. I used to eat loads of this at an Afrikaans boarding school when I was a kid."

Ingredients: cinnamon sugar, margarine...

"This is a wonderful contribution to a Thanksgiving meal. These are rich and delicious morsels normally served hot with the meal but are equally tasty the next day as a cold dessert. Please note, prep time includes frying time."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, milk...