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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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.
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.
Meet guacamole’s distant cousin: ackee smash. It is easy to make, versatile and can be had warm or cold. Great for dipping chips, putting on a salad or in a wrap and of course absolutely banging on an Ackee Smash Burger 😉
Continue reading “Ackee Smash”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”
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.
These ackee ribbon sandwiches are colourful, nutritious and tasty. They contain no artificial flavourings or colours and are vegan!
Continue reading “Ackee Ribbon Sandwiches”Grain bowls are a fun way to upgrade your salad game and incorporate a variety of whole grains into your diet. These Asian inspired bowls feature not one but three ancient grains; a colourful array of veggies; spicy chicken, shrimp or brussel sprouts (to suit the omnivore, pescatarian and vegan/vegetarian alike); and a creamy ackee tahini dressing. Umami bombs in every bite, you’ll definitely want to give this bowl of goodness a try!
Continue reading “Grain Bowls with Ackee Tahini Dressing”This vegan spinach dip is loaded with nutrients and delicious. It’s also soy and nut free. Perfect appetizer for a crowd, add it to your earth day menu!
Ackee mayonnaise is not your typical flavoured mayo. It’s actually made from ackees and a handful of other ingredients added in, all natural and super easy.
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