Joys Green Banana Salad Recipes

JOY'S GREEN BANANA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cut the ends off of the bananas, and make a slit lengthwise down the peel. Cook bananas in boiling water until tender (similar to a potato). Drain, cool, and remove peels. Cut into small chunks and place in a serving bowl. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the pieces, and stir to coat.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and crab, and fry until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Add onions, green pepper and seafood to the bananas in the bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, sugar and bacon pieces. Pour this mixture over the bananas, and toss lightly to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with slices of hard-cooked egg if desired.

JOY'S GREEN BANANA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cut the ends off of the bananas, and make a slit lengthwise down the peel. Cook bananas in boiling water until tender (similar to a potato). Drain, cool, and remove peels. Cut into small chunks and place in a serving bowl. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the pieces, and stir to coat.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and crab, and fry until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Add onions, green pepper and seafood to the bananas in the bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, sugar and bacon pieces. Pour this mixture over the bananas, and toss lightly to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with slices of hard-cooked egg if desired.

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.