I had never heard of a chayote before starting Inspiralized. Now, I’m happy I know about this squash – it’s a pear-shaped, light green colored veggie that’s easy to spiralize, mild in flavor (like a zucchini or cucumber), and comes in the perfect spiralizable shape!
Chayotes are most popularly found and grown in Mesoamerica (think Brazil, Costa Rica, and Mexico regions.)
Once you have the chayote noodles, you’re on your way to making a bowl of chayote pasta. My personal favorite? The Chayote Tex-Mex Bowls with Tomatillo Sauce from the Inspiralize Everything cookbook.
Chayotes have nutritional benefits – not only are they very low in calories (good for those trying to lose weight), they have solid levels of potassium (good for heart function) and folates (good for the metabolism).
Watch today’s video and learn how to spiralize chayote – and make sure you subscribe to receive alerts when future videos are posted!
Need some recipe inspiration? There’s a whole chapter dedicated to cooking with chayote noodles in my new cookbook, Inspiralize Everything. However, I do have some on the blog as well to get you started:
Blackened Tilapia over Chayote-Mango Pasta Salad from the Inspiralize Everything cookbook
Gluten-Free Breaded Lemon Sole with Tomato Basil Chayote Pasta
Roasted Garlic Scape with Tomato Chayote Noodles with Crab
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