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Plantain and Black Bean Bowls with Peanut-Free Sauce

Sweet fried plantains paired with savory black beans and a flavorful, allergen-conscious sauce.

50m4 servings

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Plantain and Black Bean Bowls with Peanut-Free Sauce recipe by Safe Plated
Contains wheatContains soyPEANUT-freeSHELLFISH-free
480 cal|10g protein|65g carbs|22g fat|10g fiber

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe Plantains
  • 1 can Black beans
  • 1 Red bell pepper
  • 0.5 Red onion
  • 2 tbsp Lime juice
  • 3 tbsp Olive oil
  • 3 tbsp Sunflower seed butter
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Maple syrup
  • 0.5 tsp Garlic powder
  • 0.25 tsp Chili powder
  • 0.25 tsp Salt

Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.

Instructions

  1. 1Peel and slice plantains into 1.27 cm thick rounds.
  2. 2Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry plantains until golden brown and caramelized on both sides, about 4-5 minutes per side. Set aside.
  3. 3Rinse and drain black beans. Dice red bell pepper and red onion.
  4. 4In a bowl, combine black beans, bell pepper, and red onion.
  5. 5In a separate bowl, whisk together remaining olive oil, sunflower seed butter, soy sauce, maple syrup, lime juice, garlic powder, chili powder, and salt.
  6. 6Assemble bowls with black bean mixture and fried plantains. Drizzle with sunflower seed butter sauce.

Substitutions

Peanut butter → Sunflower seed butter

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