savory banana dishes?
#242766 - 01/30/06 11:57 AM
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jaime g
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a friend of mine just mentioned 'pasta in banana sauce,' which turned out to be just red sauce w/ half a banana, which sounds dodgy, but my interest is piqued - does anyone know any savory uses for banana? what spices go well with it? i'd imagine some sort of banana/soy milk cream sauce could be delicious on spaghetti, but i wouldn't know where to begin.
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jaime
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Actually, jaime, there are tons out there! One that I've tried (and is delicious) is a Spicy Banana salad dressing (I think Dean Ornish created the recipe). I don't have the recipe offhand. I haven't had plantains in years, but they're awesome--of course, you can just substitute a green banana!
I used to like bananas combined with spinach. I've seen recipes where banana is matched with fish, as well as beets.
Banana is actually an herb, I believe, like the carrot. But don't quote me on this comment. I suspect that curried bananas would be really yummy. Or jerked bananas (sorry if that's a little phallic). I've seen dishes where peas are combined with bananas as well.
A very interesting question, nevertheless.
Kate, IBS-D.
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I'm pretty sure they use bananas in savory dishes quite a bit in the Caribbean... usually mixed with rum! 
Unfortunately I don't have any specific recipes I've tried.
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One of my cookbooks has a Yellow Fruited Rice recipe - you make rice with banana, dried cherries, lime juice, scallions, onion, turmeric, and nutmeg. (The author serves it with plain broiled fish like salmon, swordfish, or tuna.) I haven't tried it - it's one of those I've earmarked to make "someday" - but if it sounds anything like what you're looking for, I'll be glad to post it. It's an under 30 minutes meal.
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I've seen a lot of recipes for "banana salsas" on line.
Kate, IBS-D.
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i would love to see that recipe, if it's not too much trouble.
i get the sense that bananas go well with chiles, and other spicy preparations. i might have to do some experimentation - blend a banana, divide it up and try different seasonings. maybe saute them first for the browning flavor...
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jaime
ibs-a (mostly d) // vegetarian
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Curry!
#243174 - 01/31/06 02:29 PM
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atomic rose
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I'll have to see if I can find the recipe, but I used to make a curry rice that had plantain in it... a not-too-ripe banana would work there too. I also have an Indian cookbook that has recipes in it for banana curry; it's a traditional vegetarian dinner dish. But anyway, a little bit of sweetness works REALLY well in spicy things.
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jaime_g
#243184 - 01/31/06 03:37 PM
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Sand
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I just realized I posted my recipe in the form of a response to you, but as a new post. I'm sorry - vapor lock, I guess. Here's the link, just in case it slides off the first page before you see it.
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Quote:
or jerked bananas (sorry if that's a little phallic)
ahahahaha... oh, the 1am-immature-part-of-me is laughing hysterically at that one, kate dear!
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