7 mirlitons vegetable Recipes

unsalted butter, mirliton, peeled and cut into 1-inch thick slices or 1 (7 lb green pumpkin) *see note, vegetable oil, chopped yellow onions, chopped garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper, shrimp, peeled and deveined, lump crabmeat , picked over for shells and cartilage, chopped green onions, chopped fresh parsley, gruyere , or mozzarella, finely grated, cooks note: any type of bland squash can be substituted for the mirliton or green pumpkin in this recipe (merlitons, yellow squash, or zucchini) long green italian squashes would work great too. regular pumpkins can also be used (not the kind for pie, but the big, bland ones more often used for jack o lanterns). butternut or acorn squash does not work with this recipe. the original recipe uses 1 (7 lb) green pumpkin., cooks note: any type of bland squash can be substituted for the mirliton or green pumpkin in this recipe (merlitons, yellow squash, or zucchini) long green italian squashes would work great too. regular pumpkins can also be used (not the kind for pie, but the big, bland ones more often used for jack o lanterns). butternut or acorn squash does not work with this recipe. the original recipe uses 1 (7 lb) green pumpkin.

chayotes (mirlitons or vegetable pears), ground pork, onions, chopped, garlic, minced, cooking oil, dry toast or 4 slices stale bread, breadcrumbs, butter, salt and pepper

chayote (mirliton or vegetable pear), acorn squash, heavy whipping cream, garlic cloves, finely minced, dried red chili, finely crushed, cayenne, nutmeg, garlic salt, eggs, jalapeno, seeded and chopped, green onion tops, minced, red bell pepper, chopped

shrimp, peeled, deveined, and finely chopped, eggs, onion, minced, garlic, pressed or minced, chopped fresh parsley leaves, fine dry bread crumbs, jalapeno or serrano pepper, seeded and finely chopped, cayenne , or to taste, salt , or to taste, vegetable or canola oil, for frying, mirliton slaw , recipe follows

chayotes , uniform size, onion, peeled and chopped, rice, uncooked, butter, salt and pepper, to taste, tomatoes, cooked (canned is fine ), olive oil