Ways to Enjoy Portugal (Po-ti-gal) And Recipe For Portugal Chow

Sweet, juicy portugals are easy-to-peel fruits found in children’s lunchbags across the Caribbean. Portugals come from the citrus family and are a close relative of clementine. Some of us may remember enjoying portugals the most when pranking friends or siblings by stinging them directly in their eyes by squeezing the acidic portugal skin when they least suspected it. Portugal is not only a fun fruit but has many nutritious properties because of their richness in fibre and vitamin C which has been shown to revitalize skin cells and strengthen teeth. Here’s a list of fun ways to enjoy portugals and simple recipes you need to try out with portugals!

Ways to use Portugal

1) Chow

This is one of the most popular treats Trinbagonians make with portugals. The sweet and spicy flavours compliments each other well. To get more sauce, a staple feature of a delicious chow, squeeze a few of the portugals to release more juice which will absorb the aromatic flavours of garlic and chadon beni. It’s very easy to make and it is a great snack you can make as an afternoon snack or serve a big bowl for your next lime.

Portugal Chow Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 Portugals (Peeled and Segments Separated)
• 2 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons chadon beni (minced)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• Hot pepper to taste (minced)
• 1/4 water for sauce

Directions

1. Wash the portugals, peel off the skin and separate into pegs.
2. In a medium bowl, combine the portugal pegs, salt, chadon beni, garlic and hot pepper.
3. Crush a few of the pegs to release more juice for the portugal sauce.
4. Add the water and thoroughly mix.
5. Store in your refrigerator for 15 minutes to marinate.
6. Remove from the refrigerator and serve.

2) Juice

You can buy portugals at this time of year in abundance. To make sure none of it goes to waste, try juicing them. The best of making your own juice at home from scratch is that you are in 100% control of your ingredients and you can avoid unnecessary added sugar that you need to get with store-bought juices. Juicing also will allow you to condense more portugals into a smaller serving which will help you in reaching your daily Vitamin C intake goal.

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3) Salad

Salad should not be boring with greens, get fruity with it! Not only will this ingredient make your salad gorgeous with bright pops of orange, but it will also add a delightful texture contrast with each bite. Go the extra miles, and toss in a few portugal pegs directly into your salad … yum!

Portugal Salad Dressing Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Freshly Squeezed Portugal Juice
• 1/4 cup Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon Portugal Zest
• 1 tablespoon Fresh Chopped Parsley
• Salt to taste
• Black Pepper to taste

Directions

1. Pour the freshly squeezed portugal juice, raw honey, olive oil and apple cider vinegar in a small bowl.
2. Add portugal zest, fresh parsley, salt and black pepper.
3. Mix with a spoon to combine all the ingredients.
4. Taste to check the seasoning and it is ready to serve. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.