Joy's Green Banana Salad Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Joy's Green Banana Salad Recipe). A recipe from my kitchen when I was in Puerto Rico made with green bananas, sweet onion and bacon in a vinegar dressing. I have served it to my North American friends and they love it as well. It is great to serve instead of the same ol' potato salad. Dare to try something new?

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Joy's Green Banana Salad Recipe

Ingredients

6 small unripe (green) bananas

2 tablespoons olive oil

divided

1 green bell pepper

sliced into thin rings

1 cup small shrimp - peeled and deveined

1 cup crabmeat

1 sweet onion

chopped

1 pinch salt and pepper to taste

1 teaspoon white sugar

¾ cup red wine vinegar

2 slices crisp cooked bacon

crumbled

1 hard-cooked egg

peeled and sliced

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cut the ends off of the bananas and make a slit lengthwise down the peel. Cook bananas in boiling water until tender (similar to a potato). Drain cool and remove peels. Cut into small chunks and place in a serving bowl. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the pieces and stir to coat.

Step 2

Meanwhile heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and crab and fry until cooked through about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Step 3

Add onions green pepper and seafood to the bananas in the bowl. In a separate bowl whisk together the red wine vinegar sugar and bacon pieces. Pour this mixture over the bananas and toss lightly to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with slices of hard-cooked egg if desired.

Nutritional Information

Joy's Green Banana Salad Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 216.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 11g 22%

Carbohydrates: 31.1g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 0.6g 3%

Sugars: 2g

Fat: 6.5g 10%

Saturated Fat: 1g 5%

Cholesterol: 80.6mg 27%

Vitamin A Iu: 435.1IU 9%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.5mg 27%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 31.6mg 53%

Folate: 19.4mcg 5%

Calcium: 70.8mg 7%

Iron: 1.4mg 8%

Magnesium: 23.5mg 8%

Potassium: 227mg 6%

Sodium: 135.5mg 5%

Calories From Fat: 58.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.