| Avocado with Peanut Dressing - Salad
Cooking Recipes Ingredients:
2 avocadoes, ripe but firm
2 tbsp shelled peanuts
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp cinnamon
chilli powder and salt, to taste
fresh chives, to garnish
Cooking Recipes Directions
Chop the avocado into cubes. Place peanuts and spices in food
processor and grind into a fine mixture. Sprinkle mixture
over avocado with finely chopped chives. Chill and serve.
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Hot Plantain Crisps - Snack
Cooking Recipes Ingredients:
4 plantains [should be firm]
4 tsp lemon juice
4 tsp ground ginger
4 tsp cayenne pepper
oil for frying
Cooking Recipes Directions
Slice the plantains into rounds 1/2-inch thick, and sprinkle lemon
juice over the pieces, stirring to moisten. In a separate bowl,
combine the ginger and pepper. Heat about 1/4 inch of oil in a heavy
skillet until a test piece of plantain sputters. Roll plantain pieces
a few at a time in the spice mixture to coat surfaces, then transfer
to the skillet. Fry until outsides are crisp and golden. With a
slotted spoon, remove plantains to an absorbent cloth [or paper
towelling] for cooling [slightly]. Serve hot.
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