Plantain

[Rmiller]

I want to give the below recipe a try. I've never tried plantains before. How do you know when they're ripe. Can you actually eat raw plantains? I thought that they were really hard so had to be cooked??

Curry Plantain with Sun Dried Tomatoes

1 ripe plantains, thinly sliced
1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes soaked and sliced
1 tsp. lime juice
1 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. Nama Shoyu
2 tbs. chopped parsley
2 tbs. chopped scallions
1/2 tsp. curry powder
1/2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves

DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and enjoy.

Thanks for any help,

Lisa

[rawstrawberry]

Hi Lisa,

MMMm plantain, nope they are just like a big banana. The skin should be yellowish and should feel soft to the touch but firm. If you buy a green plaintain it shouldn't take too long to ripen up.

Raw Strawberry