Green Banana and Ripe Plantain Patties Recipe

This recipe was an experiment. I like trying new things with the everyday foods we eat. I like to keep it varied so we don't get tired of eating the same thing over and over.  It came out pretty well so I'm sharing it with you today.

Green Banana and Ripe Plantain Patties

Green Banana and Ripe Plantain Patties

2 green bananas

1 ripe plantain

1 sprig celery

1 sprig parsley

1/4 onion

Sea salt

1 clove garlic

1 tsp curry

Coconut oil/Olive oil

Method

Peel green bananas and plantain. Place in a pot of water, add some sea salt. Cover and let cook. In the meantime chop parsley, celery, onion and garlic. When the green bananas and plantain is cooked, drain the water and mash.  Add the chopped seasoning and curry. Mix well. Add more sea salt if needed and additional seasoning according to your taste. Heat coconut oil in a frying pan and add mixture by spoonfuls into the oil. Fry until golden brown. Serve and enjoy!

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Lunch Ideas

This is Lunch Ideas Showcase #2. Every Thursday I'm featuring some of the lunches we've eaten as a family to help trigger ideas for your own vegetarian lunch.  Some of the picture may be from some time ago when I was waiting on God for a camera so please excuse the picture quality.  If there is a recipe available I have linked the recipe name in red to the recipe so click away and enjoy.

Also feel free to share your own vegetarian meals in the comments to help trigger ideas for me too.  Take care and enjoy!

Mixed Vegetable Rice, Carrot Casserole, Pumpkin chunks, Fish, Lettuce Tomato Sesame Salad, Ground Provision Mash

Boiled green banana, Curried Beets, Roasted Breadfruit, Lettuce, Sliced Cucumber

Pumpkin soup served with Raw ripe Plantain and Avocado

Lentils served over Yellow Rice with Avocado and Sliced Tomato

Cabbage Pumpkin Slaw, Lentils, Sweet Potato, Seasoned Raw Ripe Plantains, Boiled ripe plantain

Rice and red beans, Fish in a Tomato based Coconut Milk Sauce, Raw Ripe Plantain and Lettuce Salad

Macaroni with Curried Green Beans Dish, Lentils, Boiled green banana

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Breakfast Ideas

Here is Breakfast Showcase #1. These are some of the breakfasts we've had. Like I wrote in the 30 Day Nature Isle Recipe Marathon Wrap Up, these are to help trigger ideas as to how you can incorporate more vegetables into your breakfast meal. Some of the pictures are not recent so the picture quality is not as good as others.  In cases where the recipe is available I've linked the caption below the picture to the recipe so you can click it to get the recipe. Enjoy!

White Cabbage, Red Cabbage & Avocado Salad with Raw ripe plantains and sardines

Pumpkin & Christophene with fish, avocado & crackers

Pita Bread with Bok Choy(Chinese Cabbage) & Tomato Saute

Sesame Tuna with Lettuce & Tomato Salad

Lettuce & Plantain Salad with mackerel and Sorrel Muffins

Sauteed cabbage, scrambled eggs, ripe papaya and avocado

It is very simple to add more vegetables and fruits into your eating plan. Hope you enjoyed this first glimpse into our breakfast table.  Why don't you go ahead and share some of your own breakfasts in the comments. It would help trigger some ideas for me too.


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Rice and PlantaIns

This was actually prepared by my sons at my instruction. It was very simple and very delish!

Rice and Plantains

3 cups rice

Water

Sea salt

2 ripe plantains

Method

Put rice to boil with just enough water to about an inch over the level of the rice.  Add salt to your taste.  Peel and slice plantains. When rice is almost done, put in plantains and cover.  When rice is done, fluff the rice and serve.  Enjoy!

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Raw Plantain & Cooked Provision Salad

I cooked this dish as part of lunch yesterday using leftover cooked ground provisions I had on hand. The boys and my hubby all enjoyed it. I particularly liked the mix of sweet, sour and slight sting(from the garlic). I will most likely do this one again.

Raw Plantain & Cooked Provision Salad

Raw Plantain & Cooked Provision Salad

2 very ripe plantains

2 pcs steamed dasheen

2 pcs steamed white yam

2 pcs steamed sweet potatoes

2 small steamed tanias

1/2 cup frozen peas & carrots

2 tbsp grated garlic

1 small onion

Mayonnaise

Sea salt

Method

Put frozen peas & carrots in a little warm water to help it come to room temperature.  In the meantime, dice plantains, dasheen, white yam, sweet potatoes and tanias. Set aside in a bowl.  Grate garlic and add to bowl.  Peel and coarsely chop onion and add to bowl as well.  Drain peas & carrots and add to bowl.  Add mayonnaise and a dash or two of sea salt. Mix all together and enjoy!

Note: I added the sea salt because the provisions were steamed. If the provisions are boiled with salt there should be no need to add extra salt. Too much salt is not good.

Note too: You can use any provisions you have on hand. This is one of those very versatile recipes that will not suffer because you substituted or omitted a ground provision. However if you omit the plantains you won't have the same taste.

Let me know if you tried it and how it turned out.

 

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Raw Food Snack - Seasoned Plantains

This snack is super simple and easy to make.

Seasoned Plantains

4 ripe plantains
1 tbsp celery/parsley, chopped
sea salt
coconut/extra virgin olive oil
honey

Method
Slice plantains thinly.  Add celery or parsley or both.  Sprinkle a bit of sea salt.  Drizzle coconut oil and honey over it.  Mix well.  Enjoy

Variation
This second picture shows our son Judah's variation of this snack.  Add sliced bananas and a few raisins and enjoy. 

 

Both versions were yummy.