South American Tropical Recipes

"I learned how to make this from my Colombian mother-in-law. They are very simple to make, and taste great. They taste best when they are hot out of the skillet. We eat them a lot for breakfast, along with either fried eggs or scrambled eggs with tomatos and onion. They also make a great side dish."

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Ingredients: green plantains, salt...

"I absolutely adore fresh mango, and this salsa is the perfect way to make them shine! The result is very fresh, sweet and spicy, and chunky...similar to pico de gallo in texture. Make sure you use mangoes at their peak...if they are too ripe, your salsa will be mushy. I make this often for guests by serving with blue corn tortilla chips (the color..."

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Ingredients: fresh cilantro, fresh jalapenos...

"Yummy, sweet version of an empanada...popular in Latin America :)"

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Ingredients: pineapple preserves, cream cheese...

"On a mission to find recipes to use up the random tin of guava paste that I often have in the pantry, I came across this one online somewhere. The applesauce and glaze are my own doctorings, because the original recipe was good but quite dry. It's still a very dense butter cake, so those bakers desiring a lighter-textured cake may want to add more..."

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Ingredients: coconut extract, eggs...

"These are a traditional South American side dish. I serve them alongside a plate full of rice, meat, and boiled salt potatoes. They add a nice sweetness to the meal."

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Ingredients: oil, salt, plantains...

"I got this recipe from a friend when I was in the tenth grade. She gave me one at lunch and I loved it! (I love banana bread, so this was perfect!) I asked for the recipe that day and I decided to post it! I hope you like it!"

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Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, nutmeg...

"Oatmeal contains a balanced soluble and insoluble fiber, which reduces your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the "bad" cholesterol. Walnuts can significantly reduce blood cholesterol, rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, walnuts also help keep blood vessels healthy and elastic. Cinnamon and honey together reduces the cholesterol in the arteries,..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, raw honey...

"I learned how to make these from my boyfriend, who grew up in the Canal Zone in Panama. They are easy to make & taste great. We eat them as an appetizer or snack before dinner or w/ lunch. They are best hot out of the skillet, sprinkled w/ salt & dipped in ketchup (Maggi ketchup is best, if you can get it), like french fries."

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Ingredients: warm water, ketchup, salt...

"This is a recipe I found on the BigOven website. It's a sweet update of the classic brunch drink with a tropical twist, replacing the standard orange juice with passion fruit juice."

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Ingredients: orange slices, passion fruit juice...

"This recipe is the only vegetarian dish I've been able to get my family to enjoy - and they really enjoyed it! Since sweet potatoes are so hard to chop up raw, I go ahead and boil them ahead of time until they're just tender enough that I don't need a chainsaw to get through them. Non-vegetarians can feel free to add 1/8 pound chopped sausage and/or..."

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Ingredients: fresh cilantro, mangoes...

"This is from Paraguay and is from Flavors of Paraguay by Lynn Van Houten."

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Ingredients: fresh pineapple, ice cubes...