Chayote are sold in West Indian shops in the UK. Avoid soft or wrinkled fruit. Treat chayote as a vegetable similar to a courgette. They have a watery texture and delicate flavour, but are often ...

Chayote – or cho cho – is a squash native to Central America that ... Plate up, then sprinkle with salt to taste. Recipe taken from Plentiful by Denai Moore (Hardie Grant, £24), out now.