Bananas!

[shel]

I have a small banana almost every day - certainly five times a week. I always eat then straight - just sliced in a sandwich with peanut butter or in my morning oatmeal, sometimes as a snack by itself, and every now and then in a smoothie.

What other ways are there to prepare/eat bananas? I'm not too interested is sweet dessert items, such as bananas foster or covered with sugary sauces, but perhaps there are some other methods of preparation or foods with which to eat them. Oh, I've several banana bread recipes, so that's covered.

Thanks for your ideas.

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[OahuAmateurChef]

Banana and Cashew nut Spring Rolls, White Chocolate Wasabi Fondue. Never made this recipe personally. It's not a dessert, but it does look a bit involved to make.

[boar_d_laze]

Tostones.

BDL

[DC Sunshine]

As part of a fruit salad, or try it as a savoury salad with horseradish cream - I love it like that. Can mix your horseradish cream with yogurt to tone down the heat.

[boar_d_laze]

Originally Posted by DC Sunshine

As part of a fruit salad, or try it as a savoury salad with horseradish cream - I love it like that. Can mix your horseradish cream with yogurt to tone down the heat.

You remind me of one of my favorite banana dishes: Sambal. Slice the fruit lengthwise, quarter the long slices, squeeze a lime or lemon over the pieces, sprinkle lightly with cayenne pepper. Eat 'til you pop.

BDL

[shel]

Originally Posted by OahuAmateurChef

Banana and Cashew nut Spring Rolls, White Chocolate Wasabi Fondue. Never made this recipe personally. It's not a dessert, but it does look a bit involved to make.

Thanks for the link. It's not something I'd make for breakfast or a quick lunch or dinner, but the recipe is thought provoking and may give me some ideas. Thanks!

scb

[shel]

Originally Posted by boar_d_laze

Tostones.

BDL

Hmmm - never heard of them until last week. Might be interesting to play around with the idea at some point. Thanks!

scb

[shel]

Originally Posted by boar_d_laze

You remind me of one of my favorite banana dishes: Sambal. Slice the fruit lengthwise, quarter the long slices, squeeze a lime or lemon over the pieces, sprinkle lightly with cayenne pepper. Eat 'til you pop.

BDL

Ooooo! That sounds very good - quick, easy, unusual THANKS!

scb

[shel]

Originally Posted by DC Sunshine

As part of a fruit salad, or try it as a savoury salad with horseradish cream - I love it like that. Can mix your horseradish cream with yogurt to tone down the heat.

I will definitely try the bananas with horseradish cream - but please, tell me horseradish cream is. I've never heard the term, but I think you may mean horseradish in cream sauce.

The idea of yogurt with horseradish over a banana sounds very intriguing. I often have a banana with yogurt for breakfast, so this fits right into my regular meal planning.

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[MaryB]

Dehydrated in gorp or just by themselves, and a friend made a banana frozen slushie that he kept in the freezer for quick grab and go after a quick trip in the microwave.

[OregonYeti]

One of my favorite breakfasts is corn flakes with sliced banana and milk. I don't know why I like it so much, I just do. Yum.

[DC Sunshine]

Originally Posted by shel

I will definitely try the bananas with horseradish cream - but please, tell me horseradish cream is. I've never heard the term, but I think you may mean horseradish in cream sauce.

The idea of yogurt with horseradish over a banana sounds very intriguing. I often have a banana with yogurt for breakfast, so this fits right into my regular meal planning.

scb

Depends what its called over there - but its a sandwhich dressing/condiment, like a mustard. Master Foods make it here. Its just basically grated horseradish in a salad cream. Goes great with cold cuts like roast beef or corned silverside.

[shel]

Originally Posted by DC Sunshine

Depends what its called over there - but its a sandwhich dressing/condiment, like a mustard. Master Foods make it here. Its just basically grated horseradish in a salad cream. Goes great with cold cuts like roast beef or corned silverside.

I had to look up "salad cream" because it's not found here and I never heard of it. It seems to have recently been introduced to the US, but it can only be found in a few local markets - nothing on the west coast as far as I can tell.

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[Mezzaluna]

Put a popsicle stick into a half of a banana (insert the stick in the cut surface) and then freeze. Enjoy like a pudding pop! If your eating plan allows, melt some chocolate and dip the banana it that before freezing. These things sell for a couple of dollars a piece!

[shel]

Originally Posted by Mezzaluna

Put a popsicle stick into a half of a banana (insert the stick in the cut surface) and then freeze. Enjoy like a pudding pop! If your eating plan allows, melt some chocolate and dip the banana it that before freezing. These things sell for a couple of dollars a piece!

I don't know what a pudding pop is, but the frozen banana idea sounds great, especially now that the warm months are coming. Dipping in chocolate should be OK, although I wonder how dipping in a berry puree might work.

Hmmm - I've seen these molds for making popsicles - maybe puree some bananas, add some pureed berries, and freeze into a swirl pattern.

Tks for the idea,

scb