All aboard! This party train is headed for your Caribbean culinary connection. Expect steel drums, tropical breezes and dreadlocks. When you aren’t shaking your booty to some live reggae, you can stuff your face with this CARBOLUSCIOUS treats. The banana’s larger, oven-friendly cousin will capture the island spirit. Baking it makes it a guilt-free snack or compliment to your ENTRÉE. Plantains are inexpensive, robust and totally awesome. Your date won’t expect such a delicious twist. Now do as Bob Marley commands and get with the kinky reggae now!
Total time: approximately 20 minutes
Projected cost: $9
Drinking Buddy: RAGING HARD ON LEMONADE or Arnold Palmer…w/ vodka
Ingredients (serves 2):
1. 1 dash salt
2. 1 tbsp olive oil
3. 2 dashes Cajun seasoning
4. 2 plantains
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Peel the plantain and cut into thin slices. Lay them out on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and Cajun seasoning.
Step 2
Bake the plantains in the oven until they dehydrate and brown. Use a spatula to pry them all off the baking sheets.
Serve on a plate with HORIZONTAL MAMBO MANGO SALSA.