Guineos En Escabeche Green Banana Salad Food

GUINEOS EN ESCABECHE (GREEN BANANA SALAD)

Steps:

• Cut the banana with a knife by cutting off the ends of the bananas and making a cut alond the outside curves of the banana skins, but DO NOT remove the skins.
• Place the bananas in boiling water and add 1 to 2 tablespoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of oil to make them peel easier. Boil the bananas for approximately 20 minutes on medium-low heat. If you boil them too long they will come apart.
• While the bananas cook, make the Escabeche sauce by placing all the rest of the ingredients into a pot. Stir them well and place on medium heat until the mixture gets hot. Then reduce the heat to low and cook for approximately 1 hour. (Other recipes said to cook only until the onions got soft.) Remove from heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.
• The banana is done when you lightly stab it with a toothpick and it is tender but firm. Peel off the skins and cut the bananas in 1 inch size rounds and put them in a glass or "Tupperware" bowl. Add the sauce to the bananas. Stir and mix well. Cover them and let them cool off. After they cool off place them in the refrigerator for 2 hrs or longer -- the longer the better. Serve and eat.

GREEN BANANA SALAD

Steps:

• For the dressing: add fat-free dressing to the reserved tomato juice to make one-tablespoon per serving. Heat water in skillet; sprinkle in a little salt; reduce heat and add the bananas; simmer about 2 minutes per side. Drain and cool (with cold tap water on gentle spray). Spray with a little fresh lemon juice and set aside to air-dray. While drying, chop and slice. Assemble the salad. Add up to 1/2 cup of thinned dressing. Cut bananas into 1/2-inch slices and incorporate into salad. Then add the finely shredded carrot and toss. Chill for 1 to 3 hrs and serve with seeds or wheat-germ and/or a whole wheat dinner roll with added grains and seeds. *TIP: Instead of frying the bananas or plantains, this recipe boils them. If boiled too long or vigorously, the bananas brown and distintegrate. It happens fast. *PANTRY: Plaintains may be used. We use a (nearly) fat-free Southwest style (tomato and red bell pepper) vinaigrettes bottled by Brianna. *LINK: Fat-Free Italian Salad dressing. *VARIATION: Asian soy ginger salad dressing thinned with with selzer or ginger ale or fresh orange juice. * Heat it up with a drop of hot sauce or a little minced fresh jalapeno.