maltatoday | SUNDAY • 14 MARCH 2021
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FOOD
Plantain
tower
Recipe by Chef Ariel Guivi
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Cut the plantain into 3 pieces each.
Deep-fry them until golden, then
smash them while hot and deep fry
them again. Season with salt and pep-
per.
2. Finely chop the kale and sauté in a pan
with an onion, olive oil, salt and pep-
per.
3. Cut the tofu into cubes, and heat in
pan with a bit of oil and seasoning.
Once they have a golden colour by all
the sides add the strips chopped pep-
pers to the pan and cook gentle until
soft.
4. Prepare a salsa by chopping the pine-
apple into small cubes, half an onion
and the chilies. Add some coriander
leaves and dressing with olive oil, salt
and pepper.
5. Open the avocado, spoon half and
slice it.
6. Plate the avocado at the bottom and
then make a tower with the fried plan-
tain, the tofu, the kale and top with
salsa.
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• 3 green plantain
• 1 pineapple
• 3 avocados
• 6 chillies
• ½ bunch kale
• 1 large onion
• 500g tofu
• ½ bunch coriander
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