MEMBER RECIPE
Plantain Salsa with a Citrus Vinaigrette Recipe
By culinista
Difficulty: Easy |
Total Time:
20 minutes
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Active Time:
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Makes:
serves 4 as a side dish with black beans
The flavors of Latin America in a fresh tasting and healthy salad/side dish.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 sweet plantain (yellow/maduro)
- zest + juice of 1 lime
- zest + juice of 1 lemon
- zest + juice of 1 orange
- 1/4 red pepper chopped
- 1/4 red onion chopped
- 1/2 cup cilantro finely minced
- dash hot sauce
- drizzle honey
- 1 scallion finely minced
- olive oil
- salt + pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- Skin, slice and bake plantains at 350 until they are tender. Chop into small pieces.
- Mix the zest + juice of a lime, lemon and orange with 1/4 cup of olive oil, a dash of hot sauce, a drizzle of honey and toss together with the cilantro, onions and red pepper. Add chopped plantains, adjust for salt + pepper, and let sit for a while.
- Great topping for black beans. Add 1 can (unheated but rinsed) and toss.
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