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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Peel the plantains by cutting through the peel lengthwise and sliding your fingers under the skin to pull it off. | 2. Place the whole plantains in a medium saucepan with enough water to cover; bring to a boil and simmer for about ten minutes or until plantains are soft enough to pierce with a fork (If you use ripe ones which have gone yellow and are developing black spots, 10 minutes will be fine--the green ones will take longer and won't taste as good). | 3. Drain the plantains and set aside to cool. | 4. While the plantains are cooking, peel and seed the green pepper and slice it into long thin slices. | 5. Seed and chop the red pepper. | 6. Peel, seed and dice the cucumber and place in a bowl with the peppers. | 7. Whisk the oil, lime juice, salt and pepper, and garlic (if you are using it--I like it) together until creamy; this will take a couple of minutes. | 8. Slice the cooled plantains on the diagonal into 1/2" pieces and add to the vegetables in the bowl. | 9. Pour the marinade over and mix well. | 10. Serve at room temperature. | 11. Note: This salad is best if made an hour or so in advance so the flavors can 'marry' -- I find it needs more salt and pepper at the table--a matter of taste. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
plantain	2			436.76	114.1662	4.654	1.3246
extra virgin olive oil	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
lime juice	2	tablespoons		7.5625	2.5469999999999997	0.127	0.0212
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
green bell pepper	1			-	-	-	-
hot red pepper	1			-	-	-	-
cucumber	1			-	-	-	-
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.