Wednesday, April 29, 2009

CHOJIN A GUATEMALAN DISH



This 'salad' is a nice summer dish because it is a good  and creative use of radish. I don't know about you but, other than adding it to salads I know no other radish dish.

I am unaware of  the origin of the name Chojín, I will try to find out or maybe one of our nice readers will help us!

Ingredients:

Vegetarian and Vegan:
radishes
spearmint  (yerba buena)
salt
lime 

Non vegetarian:
add crumbled pork rinds

Preparation:

In the food processor chop the radishes, chop the spearmint, mix together with salt and the juice of lime (generously). 
I am vegetarian so I stop here. If you are not vegetarian add pork rinds, that is how the traditional dish goes.

How to eat:

Eat as a side dish or as appetizer in tortillas. I like it in a tortilla with avocado!!

Another tip for my vegan buddies is to use it to dress falafel on a whole wheat pita.

5 comments:

The Cooking Lady said...

I am in my mid 40's and just starting liking avocado. Man what I was missing all those years. This looks great.

Nancy said...

mmmmmmmmmmm, Se me hizo agua la boca.
Saluditos

Steph said...

That dish sounds really interesting! I may have to try that! Thanks for your comments on Antigua! Capuchinas was definitely one of my favorite spots. You can definitely link the slideshow. Oh, I also have a really nice slideshow from our visit during Semana Santa in 2008. You can find it by clicking on my March 2008 tab.

Dr. Samantha said...

looks great! i'm not vegan (anymore) and i still may use it to dress up felafel in a ww pita! ;)

Bumpy Belly said...

Hello! Just found your blog and love it! I know this post is old but my fiance's family eats this all the time. They call it salpicon.