Category: Red guava

Guava is sweet with a refreshing fragrance. It’s so sweet that red guava is often the fruit of choice for Latino pastries.

Ripen at room temperature. Guava is ripe when it’s slightly soft to the touch.

Enjoy: Eat like you would an apple. Or enjoy the sweetness of red guava in a:
• Salad: fruit or lettuce
• Drink: smoothie, juice or aqua fresca
• Side dish with veggies
• Dessert
• Jelly or marmalade

Red guava salad dressing

Red guava's tropical not-too-sweet sweetness adds a nice touch to almost any lettuce you put under this tropical dressing....

Guava and passionfruit shrimp cocktail sauce/dressing

Love shrimp but tired of ketchup-based cocktail sauce? Go guava with a kick of passionfruit. This fruit-based cocktail sauce is great to dip the shrimp...

Guava smoothie

This recipe is a lot of effort for a smoothie. Cook more guava than needed, it freezes. Is it worth the effort? Ask any habitat...

Simple red guava salad

Red guava has a unique sweet taste. It can be eaten like an apple or, with a little embellishment, enjoyed as a salad....

Poached Guava Delight

Not being a fan of poached eggs, I hesitated to put a guava to the same "test." However, guava came through the test with flying...

Tropical Stir-fry

Pull out the skillet or grab the wok. A little oil and a little ginger, then toss in some tropical fruit and you've got a...

Consciously passionate guava couscous

Couscous and red guava paste are perfect together. Add guava slices and passionfruit for some crunch. ...

Tropical fruit fajitas

Making fajitas takes only a short time in a really hot skillet. Tropical fruits like papaya, avocado, and dragonfruit benefit from the heat but maintain...

Guava papaya salsa

Can tropical fruit do a salsa? The answer is a resounding yes. In this recipe, guava tropically complements papaya's great taste, turning a salsa into...

Guava smoothies

You can't go wrong with a red guava smoothie. Add whatever fruit's in the kitchen fruit bowl and you'll have a treat. Think of it...