Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Banana Salsa

Friday, July 2, 2010

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Banana Salsa - 9g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber

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Banana Salsa

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
LowerCarbs LowFat (Less than 25%)
Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 large bananas -- or 4 finger bananas, peeled and diced
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
1/2 Scotch bonnet chili -- or 1 to 2 jalapeno chilies, seeded and minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
3 scallions -- trimmed and finely chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint -- or cilantro leaves
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar -- or to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom -- optional
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper -- to taste

Combine all of the ingredients in a mixing bowl, and gently toss to mix.
Correct the seasonings, adding salt, lime juice, or sugar to taste. The
salsa should be a little sweet and a little sour. Banana salsa tastes best
when served a couple of hours after making. Refrigerate, covered, until
serving time.

Makes 3 cups (12 one-quarter cup servings).

AuthorNote: When I was a kid, there was only one kind of banana. Today you
can buy a wide range of exotic bananas; apple-flavored manzanos, citrusy
rajapuris, even finger-size mysores with their haunting vanilla-pineapple
flavor. Here's a good all-purpose recipe for banana salsa. The flavor will
vary with the varieties you use. Serve this salsa with grilled chicken,
duck or shrimp.

Cuisine:
"LatinAmerican/Hispanic"
Source:
"Miami Spice: The New Florida Cuisine by Steven Raichlen, 1993."
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"July 2010"
Yield:
"3 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 44 Calories; 1g Fat (24.1% calories
from fat); trace Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 3mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 1/2
Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0