Big Mout’ Fish Sandwich with Ackee Tartar Sauce

One of my guilty pleasures when I’m in Jamaica is the coco bread fish sandwich from Tastee; warm coco bread with a fried fish patty, shredded lettuce and a slather of mayo. My version is made on homemade coco bread with a zippy pak choy and savoy cabbage slaw; oven “fried” fish; pickled peppers and a hearty smear of ackee tartar sauce. It’s big on flavour and perfect for filling the gap till my next trip home.

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Ackee & Eggplant Dip

This creamy, garlicky, ackee eggplant dip was a “stumbled across” recipe. For the most part I have a list of ideas and work from there but sometimes I’ll have bit of ackee left over from a previous recipe and throw it in to what I’m making and that’s how this dish came about.

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Green Plantain Chips with Chipotle Ackee Mayo

Crisp green plantain chips paired with smoky chipotle ackee mayo. With it’s spicy kick it’s delicious as a dip or spread. It was our favourite dip for the ackee fritters and is used on the Ackee Smash Burger.

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Ackee Basil Pesto

Packing powerful punches from ackee, basil and sunflower seeds, this sauce is a nutrient powerhouse! Try it on pasta or as a spread on a sandwich or in a wrap; it’s the base sauce used on the Ital Enuh Keeza; don’t you just love when healthy and delicious collide?

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Ackee Ranch Dressing

Ranch is one of the all-time favourite salad dressings and dips. Since Ackee Mayo is a thing, then naturally Ackee Ranch should also be a thing.  This vegan ranch dressing will satisfy your craving. Ackees lend their silky texture to the dressing and also help with a bit of emulsifying. Continue reading “Ackee Ranch Dressing”

Savoury Ackee Cream

This savoury ackee cream is the simplest recipe of them all! With just a handful of ingredients and a blender, boom! You’re done! This basic recipe is the perfect starting point for trying out ackee in new ways. In fact, it’s where my ackee experimentation began.

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