Monday, April 28, 2008

Green Bananas -- Not just the name of a blog

I'm having a wonderful family time, so I thought while I was doing that, I'd share a real green banana recipe with you. This comes from combining a couple of recipes I found on the internet. By the way, you can make this with plantains, but I don't recommend it. Too tough.
Green Banana Seafood Salad
Serves 4. Best made a day ahead so the flavors can blend.
· 3 unripe (green) bananas
· ¼ green pepper, chopped
· ¼ red pepper, chopped
· 1 cup small shrimp - peeled and deveined
· 1 cup crabmeat
· 1 small onion, chopped
· 2 cloves garlic, crushed
· 1 teaspoon sugar
· ¼ cup red wine vinegar
· ½ c olive oil
· juice of ½ lime
· ¼ cup sliced pimento-stuffed green olives
cherry tomatoes, avocado, whatever you like to garnish it with

DIRECTIONS Cut ends from green bananas and slit peel lengthways; keep peel on. Boil bananas about 15 minutes until soft yet still firm. Drain bananas and place in a pan of icy water until cool. Peel bananas and cut into 1/2-inch rounds. Coat with about 1 T olive oil.
Meanwhile, heat a bit more olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and crab, and fry until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
1. Combine garlic, peppers, olives, onion, olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, in a bowl. Add bananas and seafood, toss to coat well. Salt and pepper to taste. Add garnishes, chill.

1 comment:

Arctic-mermaid said...

Duh, okay never mind. It does say peel.

I'm not sleeping these days. Instead there is tiling, painting, etc.

Be brave and be strong.