Féroce d’Avocat

Cassava Meal with Avocados and Creole Sauce

Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Caribbean Vegan: Plant-Based, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Authentic Island Cuisine for Every Occasion

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

  • About

I was lucky to spend time with my Saint Lucian grandmother, who brought her style of cooking, including this recipe, to Barbados. When I was a child, this was my favorite dish. It is made with cassava meal and sweet, buttery Caribbean avocados, and topped with Creole Sauce. Cassava meal, also known as farine, is a coarse flour, usually homemade by seasoned farine makers. Farine means “flour” in French, so if you go to the markets in Saint Lucia and ask for farine, they will gi