Recipes from Western Samoa

Stuffed Avocados

Ingredients:

2 avocados
½ cup diced pineapple
½ cup diced pawpaw
grated coconut (fresh is nicest if possible)

Method:

Cut the avocado in half and remove seed.
Fill the centre with diced pawpaw and pineapple.
Sprinkle with grated coconut.
Place on a lettuce leaf, serve with light dressing.

Pacific Island Dressing

Ingredients:

¾ cup coconut cream
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon chopped onion
2 tablespoons lemon juice

Method:

Mix all ingredients together.

Breadfruit or Taro Salad

Ingredients:

3 cup cooked breadfruit or taro
1 cup cooked fish or/and meat, egg, chicken
½ cup cooked beans
½ cup sliced tomato
½ cup sliced cucumber
½ cup shredded cabbage
2 tablespoons chopped green onions
½ teaspoon salt
salad dressing to moisten

Method:

Combine all ingredients, mixing lightly with salad dressing.
Serve on lettuce leaf.

The information above is from a booklet called 'Guide to Pacific Guiding', published by The Girl Guides Association New Zealand (Inc.), 1981, with sponsorship provided by Air New Zealand. This booklet is no longer in print and, to the best of my knowledge, no longer available.

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This page last updated October 26th, 1999