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Tamarillo Recipe Finder

Amazingly versatile tamarillos can be cut in half and eaten raw with a teaspoon, peeled and sliced, chopped, poached, grilled, fried, casseroled and baked.

Here are some great recipes for you to try whether you want a drink, snack, a main or a desert.


Jan Bilton, one of New Zealand’s leading food personalities, has contributed to this recipe section.  Jan has a special interest in produce and has published cookbooks on famous New Zealand fruits including kiwifruit and tamarillos.

Jan Bilton’s Tamarillo Cookbook provides over 100 recipes and ideas for: starters, drinks, salads, soups, main courses, deserts, baking and preserves.  The cost per book is NZ$10 (includes postage within New Zealand).  The rest of the world the cost is the equivalent of US$7 (includes international postage).  Send your cheque or money order to: Tamarillo Cookbook, Irvine Holt Enterprises Ltd, 153 Dry Hills Lane, Riverlands, Marlborough.