Plantains are a year round delight. They look like bananas, but don’t let their appearance fool you. They are a bit more dense, and are a fantastic vegetable to grill, bake, or fry! Our addiction to plantains is an understatement, so much that we’re always trying to create recipes with them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! We’ve made these as kebabs and most recently as bite sized appetizers. They were a huge hit, and super delicious. Once you start, it’s hard to stop popping them in your mouth! These bites are also gluten & dairy free, so allergy sufferers rejoice!
Make sure the plantains are yellow with black marks on them. This ensures ripeness! Check out your local international food market for great deals on plantains!
If you're really feeling adventurous...once the bites are assembled, place them on your grill to give them a grilled look (for about 5 minutes, not on direct fire/heat)!
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 5 people | 15 min |
| Cook Time | Passive Time |
| 15 min | 3 min |
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Make sure the plantains are yellow with black marks on them. This ensures ripeness! Check out your local international food market for great deals on plantains!
If you're really feeling adventurous...once the bites are assembled, place them on your grill to give them a grilled look (for about 5 minutes, not on direct fire/heat)!
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Ingredients
- 2 whole Plantains (Sliced)
- 1 Red Onion (chopped)
- 1 Avocado (cut into chunks)
- 1.5 Cups Pineapple chunks
- 1/3 Cup Coconut oil or oil of choice for frying
Sauce
- 2 Cups chopped coriander (cilantro)
- 3 Cloves minced garlic
- 15 Mint leaves (chopped)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lime (juiced)
- 1 pinch sea salt & pepper (to taste)
Servings: people
Instructions
- Heat your oil, or fire up the grill. Fry or grill your plantain slices until they are a golden brown (both sides).
- Remove excess oil from plantain slices with paper towel
- Add onion, avocado, plantains, and lastly pineapple to your toothpicks
Sauce
- Work on the dipping sauce while the plantain slices are frying, but keep an eye on them, to prevent burning
- Juice half of your lime, and shave off a teaspoon of lime skin for essence.
- Whisk lime juice/essence, lemon juice, sea salt, pepper, and minced garlic together.
- Stir in coriander and chopped mint leaves. Stir well.
- Drizzle bites with sauce, or serve on the side.
Recipe Notes
If you try this recipe, give us a shout. We'd love to hear how they turned out for you, and what you had them with! They're always a get together favourite in our household!
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