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  🟢Halve an avocado, scoop out a little extra.
• 🟢Fill with sauteed shrimp tossed in garlic-lime butter.
• 🟢Enjoy instant tropical feast!

Avocado shrimp boats: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

Ingredients

• 2 ripe avocados
• 1 cup shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp lime juice
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)

Instructions

1. Halve the avocados and scoop out a little extra to make room.
2. Sauté shrimp in butter with garlic and lime juice until pink and cooked through.
3. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Fill avocado halves with shrimp mixture.
5. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.

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  🟡Saute young Jackfruit chunks with coconut milk, curry paste, and ginger.
• 🟡Tastes like pulled chicken curry, but totally plant-based!

🍲 Jackfruit curry exotic recipes

Ingredients

• 2 cups young Jackfruit chunks
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2 tbsp curry paste
• 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated

Instructions

1. Saute young Jackfruit chunks with curry paste and ginger.
2. Add coconut milk and simmer until the Jackfruit is tender.
3. Serve hot. Tastes like pulled chicken curry, but completely plant-based!

• 🔴Saute boiled Akee with onions, tomatoes, and Scotch Bonnet, Wiri Wiri or Biquinho pepper.
• 🔴A Jamaican classic that looks like scrambled eggs but tastes buttery and rich! 🍲

Ackee breakfast scramble recipes

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiled Ackee (Blighia sapida)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1-2 hot peppers (Scotch Bonnet, Wiri Wiri, or Biquinho), sliced
• 1 tbsp oil or butter
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a skillet. Saute onion until soft.
2. Add tomatoes and sliced hot peppers, cook for 2 minutes.
3. Gently fold in the boiled ackee, stir carefully to avoid breaking it up.
4. Season with salt, cook until heated through, then serve warm.

• ☘️ Gynura procubens (Longevity Spinach, Okinawa Spinach) is one of the Superfoods, known for its longevity-promoting properties in traditional medicine.
• ☘️ Native to Indonesia, commercially grown in China. It is a relatively hardy perennial that once planted, you will have these healthy greens for many years!
• ☘️ Both the stems and the leaves are edible and nutritious, can be eaten raw or cooked. They have a unique flavor with a faint hint of pine, and will add a beautiful aesthetic element to cuisine.
• ☘️ This green is also known as cholesterol spinach, and there are many claims that it lowers can cholesterol.
• ☘️ Perfect for hot and humid climates unlike traditional Spinach that only grown in cooler areas. It will thrive in any type of soil, any type of light other than dark shade, and is pest-free.
• ☘️ Very adaptable to container gardening and even grows well on a windowsill.
• ☘️ The leaves and young shoot tips can be steamed, used in stir fry, tempura, stews, and soups. Just add them at the very end.

• 🔵Puree avocado with coconut milk and sugar.
• 🔵Pour into molds and freeze.
• 🔵Enjoy the creamiest tropical ice pops ever!

Avocado Coconut Popsicles

Ingredients

• 2 ripe avocados
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 2 tbsp sugar (or to taste)

Instructions

1. Puree avocado with coconut milk and sugar.
2. Pour into molds and freeze.
3. Enjoy the creamiest tropical ice pops ever!

• 🟡Mash Canistel (Eggfruit) with a bit of cream and cinnamon, spread on toast, and broil until golden.
• 🟡Like dessert for breakfast!

Canistel Custard Toast: Exotic Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 ripe Canistel (Eggfruit), mashed
• 2 tbsp cream
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 slices of bread

Instructions

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Mash Canistel with cream and cinnamon until smooth.
3. Spread mixture on bread slices.
4. Broil until golden and slightly caramelized.
5. Serve warm, like dessert for breakfast.

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  🔴Scoop passion fruit pulp into sparkling water with a squeeze of orange juice.
• 🔴A bubbly, tangy tropical soda!
• 🔴You may add a plash of Rum (optional)

Passion fruit fizz recipes

Ingredients

• 2 passion fruits (pulp scooped)
• 1 cup sparkling water
• 1 tbsp orange juice
• (Optional) 1 shot rum

Instructions

1. Scoop passion fruit pulp into a glass.
2. Add sparkling water and orange juice, stir gently.
3. Optionally add a splash of rum.
4. Serve chilled with an orange slice garnish.

• 🟡Dip banana slices in a light batter, fry quickly, then dust with cinnamon sugar.
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• Longevity Spinach (Gynura) is a leafy green plant known for its mild flavor and nutritional benefits. It is one of the Superfoods, known for its longevity-promoting properties in traditional medicine. There are two varieties - Green (Gynura procubens) and Purple leaves (Gynura crepioides - Okinawa Spinach).
• It's often used in Southeast Asian cuisine, added to soups, stews, and salads for its health-promoting properties, including immune support and improved digestion.
• It is prized for being easy to grow and rich in vitamins and antioxidants. This green is also known as cholesterol spinach, and there are many claims that it lowers can cholesterol.
• Perfect for hot and humid climates unlike traditional Spinach that only grown in cooler areas. It will thrive in any type of soil, any type of light other than dark shade, and is pest-free.
• Very adaptable to container gardening and even grows well on a windowsill.
• The leaves and young shoot tips can be steamed, used in stir fry, tempura, stews, and soups. Just add them at the very end.

• 🔵Mix ground beef with garlic, shallots, and fish sauce.
• 🔵Wrap spoonfuls in Lalot leaves (Piper sarmentosum - Vietnamese pepper)
• 🔵Pan-sear or grill, until the leaves are crisp
• 🔵Serve with rice or noodles