Micro/Melanesia Vegetarian Recipes

"This dish was originally designed to cool down very hot curries, but then adventurous cooks had the idea to spice it up! Go figure. Serve this as a condiment. Found online and posted for ZWT7"

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Ingredients: cucumbers, cumin, jalapenos...

"Adapted from Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen."

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Ingredients: dark rum, fresh fruit...

"Adapted from Barbecue USA. The soy and vinegar sauce is traditionally served with chicken and pork, the coconut sauce with seafood and poultry, and the lemon sauce with fish. Note on the yield: the coconut and lemon sauces each make 1 1/2 cups; the soy and vinegar makes 1 cup."

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Ingredients: coarse salt, distilled white vinegar...

"(LFRV - in moderation) Heavenly!! This is an absolute delicious drink to start your day or anytime you need PURE ENERGY! This will also ward off any cravings for junk food you might be having. You can find young coconuts in some grocery stores but most asian markets will have them. They have white husks - not the old brown ones. NOTE: This does..."

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Ingredients: cucumbers, coconut water...

"Adapted from Leblon Finatinas para Guam [Guam Cookbook]. I have also enjoyed this recipe served HOT - while your grilling the eggplant just heat up the sauce for a different twist! Serve as main dish, or a side with rice. (Serve with Red Rice and Finadene for a real Guam fiesta experience.)"

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Ingredients: coconut milk, eggplants, oil...

"Potage is a classical French soup that is thickened with vegetables and then pureed. This Spicy Potage Crecy or Carrot Soup was made with infused fresh herbs and spices from the Pacific Rim. Potage soups are very hearty. This potage soup was made with garden fresh carrots and vegetables. Crecy is a town in France famous thier carrots."

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Ingredients: cilantro, maui onions...

"This is a delicious way to prepare taro leaves and if you dont have taro leaves then you can subsitute it with frozen or fresh chopped spinach leaves. This recipe is derived from Guam."

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Ingredients: coconut milk, ginger...

"Guam's selection of locally-grown vegetables is limited and many of them are unfamiliar to stateside Americans. One example is the kabocha, also known as Japanese pumpkin or kabocha squash. The Filipinos use it in stews and the Japanese use it in tempura but I experimented to make it a healthy side dish (kabocha is full of beta carotene and also..."

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Ingredients: sugar-free syrup, margarine...

"Basic Chamorro red rice...add some finadene - and your golden!"

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Ingredients: achiote seeds, water...

"This is a Fijian Taro Salad. I've adapted the recipe from an old leaflet on taro."

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Ingredients: taro root, lemon juice...

"I spent a couple years hanging out with a group of chamorros every weekend and having barbecues. My favorite foods for grilling are all learned from those weekends. I was looking through the Guam/Chamorro recipes and did not see red rice, so I figured it is my civic duty to post it, since it is such a staple of the cuisine."

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Ingredients: sazon goya with coriander and annatto, onions...