RECIPES
1. Yacon (500g)
Crisp, juicy, mildly sweet root vegetable often eaten raw or lightly cooked.
🥗 Yacon Apple Slaw
Ingredients:
- 1 Yacon, peeled and julienned
- 1 green apple, julienned
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp honey
- Pinch of salt
Steps:
- Toss yacon and apple in lemon juice.
- Drizzle honey, mix well.
Chill and serve as a refreshing slaw.
🍯 Stir-fried Yacon with Honey Soy Glaze
Ingredients:
- 1 Yacon, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 clove garlic, minced
Steps:
- Sauté garlic, add sliced yacon.
- Add soy sauce and honey, stir-fry 5 minutes.
Serve warm with rice.
2. Jerusalem Artichoke (300g)
Nutty, sweet, similar to potatoes but crunchier when raw.
🧄 Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes
Ingredients:
- 300g Jerusalem artichokes, scrubbed and halved
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- Salt, pepper, rosemary
Steps:
- Toss artichokes with oil, garlic, and seasoning.
- Roast at 200°C for 25 mins until golden.
Serve hot as a side dish.
🥣 Creamy Artichoke Soup
Ingredients:
- 300g Jerusalem artichokes, chopped
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp cream
Steps:
- Sauté onion and artichokes.
- Add broth, simmer 15 mins.
Blend and add cream before serving.
3. Cucamelon (100g)
Tiny cucumber-like fruits with a citrus tang. Great raw or pickled.
🥒 Quick Pickled Cucamelon
Ingredients:
- 100g cucamelons
- ½ cup vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp sugar, ½ tsp salt
- Optional: garlic, chili
Steps:
- Boil vinegar, water, sugar, and salt.
- Pour over cucamelons in a jar.
- Chill 1 hour before eating.
🥗 Cucamelon Salsa
Ingredients:
- 100g cucamelons, halved
- 1 tomato, diced
- ½ onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- Salt, coriander leaves
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
Chill before serving with chips or grilled meats.
4. Chayote Shoot (200g)
Tender vine shoots from the chayote plant; mild flavor, great stir-fried.
🧄 Stir-Fried Chayote Shoots with Garlic
Ingredients:
- 200g chayote shoots
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 tbsp oil, salt
Steps:
- Heat oil, fry garlic till golden.
- Add shoots, stir-fry 2–3 mins until wilted.
Season with salt, serve hot.
🥚 Chayote Shoots with Egg
Ingredients:
- 200g chayote shoots
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp soy sauce
Steps:
- Stir-fry shoots for 1–2 mins.
- Push to side, scramble eggs, then mix.
Add soy sauce and serve.
5. Padron Peppers (200g)
Spanish peppers, mostly mild with the occasional spicy one.
🧂 Blistered Padron Peppers
Ingredients:
- 200g Padron peppers
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
Steps:
- Heat oil in pan till smoking.
- Add peppers, cook 2–3 mins till blistered.
Sprinkle with salt, serve hot.
🧀 Padron Peppers with Feta Crumble
Ingredients:
- 200g Padron peppers
- 50g feta, crumbled
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Steps:
- Blister peppers in hot pan with oil.
- Plate and scatter crumbled feta over.
Serve warm as a tapas-style side.
6. Wing Bean (200g / 250g)
Crunchy, slightly sweet tropical bean; can be eaten raw or cooked.
🧄 Garlic Stir-Fried Wing Beans
Ingredients:
- 200g wing beans, sliced diagonally
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp oil
Steps:
- Sauté garlic in oil.
- Add wing beans and soy sauce.
Stir-fry for 3–4 mins. Serve hot.
🥗 Wing Bean Coconut Salad (Thai Style)
Ingredients:
- 200g wing beans, blanched and chopped
- 2 tbsp coconut milk
- 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
- 1 tsp lime juice
- ½ tsp fish sauce or soy sauce
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
- Chill and serve as a cold salad.
7. Swiss Chard (250g / 300g)
Leafy green with colorful stems; mild and earthy flavor.
🧄 Sautéed Swiss Chard with Garlic
Ingredients:
- 250g Swiss chard (leaves and stems)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt, pepper
Steps:
- Chop stems and leaves separately.
- Sauté garlic and stems for 2 mins, add leaves.
Cook until wilted, season and serve.
🍳 Swiss Chard and Egg Scramble
Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup Swiss chard, chopped
- Salt, pepper
Steps:
- Cook chard until wilted.
- Add eggs, scramble until cooked through.
- Serve with toast or rice.
8. Kohlrabi (500g)
Crunchy bulb vegetable; mild and slightly sweet, like broccoli stems.
🥗 Kohlrabi Apple Slaw
Ingredients:
- 1 kohlrabi, peeled and julienned
- 1 apple, julienned
- 1 tbsp yogurt or mayo
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Steps:
- Combine kohlrabi and apple.
- Mix with yogurt and lemon juice.
Serve chilled.
🍳 Roasted Kohlrabi Wedges
Ingredients:
- 500g kohlrabi, cut into wedges
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt, pepper, paprika
Steps:
- Toss wedges with oil and seasoning.
- Roast at 200°C for 25 mins.
Serve as fries or side dish.
9. Pumpkin / Butternut (800g)
Sweet, starchy flesh perfect for roasting or soups.
🥣 Creamy Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients:
- 800g pumpkin, peeled and cubed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cups stock
- 1 tbsp cream
Steps:
- Sauté onion, add pumpkin and stock.
- Simmer until soft, blend smooth.
Add cream and serve warm.
🍠 Roasted Butternut Wedges
Ingredients:
- 800g butternut squash, cut into wedges
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt, pepper, herbs
Steps:
- Toss wedges in oil and seasoning.
- Roast at 200°C for 30–35 mins.
Serve with yogurt dip or tahini.
10. Radish (Purple, Small, Watermelon, Daikon – 250g–500g)
Spicy and crunchy raw; mellow and sweet when cooked.
🥗 Pickled Daikon Radish
Ingredients:
- 250–500g daikon, sliced thin
- ½ cup vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 1 tbsp sugar, pinch of salt
Steps:
- Boil pickling mix. Pour over radish slices.
- Chill for 1 hour.
Serve as a condiment.
🍲 Braised Radish in Soy
Ingredients:
- 500g radish, cut into chunks
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 cup water
Steps:
- Simmer radish with soy, sugar, and water.
- Cook for 20–25 mins until soft and flavorful.
- Serve with rice.
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