Brazilian Vegetarian Recipes

"This from "Cuisines of Portuguese Encounters", in which the author gives recipes she had during travelling thru Portugal and its former colonies. This is a Brazilian recipe, named for a famous Brazilian Air Force Commander in the 1940's. He was a chocoholic. Often served at birthday parties and other festivities. I haven't made it yet."

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Ingredients: chocolate sprinkles, salt...

"Brazil nuts are said to resemble macadamia nuts and even coconuts. This is an everyday snack in Brazil."

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Ingredients: brazil nuts, olive oil, salt...

"Recipe courtesy of Ben Silviera. I have not tried this yet but plan to soon! Prep time is an estimate."

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Ingredients: collard greens, garlic...

"Saw this on another recipe site. When I started this recipe I didn't read it all through.(like I should have) Found it missing some key items. This is what I came up with."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, olive oil...

"Here is a recipe for lemonade -- Brazilian style. If you cannot get Brazilian lemons, use limes. This makes an almost smoothie like lemonade & us deliciously refreshing! Recipe from Nestle.....Posted for ZWT 4."

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Ingredients: granulated sugar, ice cubes...

"I LOVE coffee drinks and thought this one sounded yummy!"

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Ingredients: milk, sugar, vanilla...

"This is a salad I grew up with. It is wonderful as a garnish for churrasco. If you think you can't possibly eat raw onions, the secret is to soak the sliced onions in ice water or sprinkle them with sugar and leave them in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. That will take away some of the pungency. Then when you eat them, cut the rings into smaller..."

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Ingredients: pepper, olive oil, onions...

"This one came from my mother-in-law. We eat lots of rice here in Brazil, and this recipe is an easy and tasty variation on the Brazilian pilaf."

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Ingredients: long grain rice, salt...

"This is a great dessert for a feijoada day or another festive occasion. Psted for ZWT7 . Found inhttp://www.maria-brazil.org/ambrosia_de_laranja.htm"

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Ingredients: eggs, orange juice, sugar...

"I had coconut rice at The Rum Jungle in Las Vegas a few years ago and I've been trying to duplicate it ever since. I still haven't gotten it quite like theirs, but I've made it enough times to figure out what works best. Most recipes use coconut milk, but I felt like it made the rice too sticky and heavy, so I use coconut water. You can usually find..."

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Ingredients: coconut water, powdered ginger...

"This is a favorite with fish or chicken, an easy, mild rice with a unique flavor. You can use chopped Brazil nuts to be authentic, but since I really don't like them, I use pine nuts."

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Ingredients: garlic powder, brown basmati rice...