Monday, April 20, 2009

quick monday dinner

i love when dinner just comes together. i went to whole foods from work to get more fruit & veggies, and while there decided that i didn't want to really cook anything.

i asked for a single serving of whole foods' spinach, walnut, and gorgonzola salad from the prepared foods counter ($1.52), and then headed towards the fish counter, where i asked the guy what his favorite pre-seasoned fish was (i've never bought anything but plain fish!). he said he really liked the parmesan tilapia, so i bought a piece ($2).

when i got home i realized the fish + salad would be quite puny alone... and suddenly i spied the beautifully ripe plantain sitting on my counter...

i started the plantains first, in a bit of olive oil + sea salt sprinkled on top, and when they were halfway done (i felt like a chef for my precise timing), i flipped & moved them to the side of the pan, added a tsp or so of butter (the fish guy said butter + olive oil would be nice, and i agreed!), and added in the tilapia. the tilapia took no more than 2 min per side.

i ought to do more dinners like this... so quick and satisfying.


perfect

4 comments:

  1. are the plaintain good on their own or did you dip them in something? I've been dying to try this out!

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  2. DUDE! I had a dream the other night that I bought a plantain! This is a sign. I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow, and will come home with a plantain!!

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  3. yay plantains!

    susie... i eat em plain. make sure they are ripe (at LEAST banana yellow but i like them darker). i cut them in hmmm 1/2" slices i'd guess, put a T or so of olive oil in the pan, put in slices, put sea salt on top, flip them when the yellow has risen halfway up (approx 3 min), salt the other side, and finish cooking for another 2-3 min. so good like that... i've had them fried or smashed in restaurants and i think this (healthier) way is just so much better.

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  4. I think whoever is selling them is doing a marketing push because they are turning up everywhere I find. I diddnt even know what they were a year or two ago. I will definitely be trying this! tnx

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