Plantains With Salsa De Ajo

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large green plantains
• 2 teaspoons salt
• mint
• 1 teaspoon dried mexican oregano or 1 tablespoon fresh marjoram
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 peel by cutting off ends of plantains and then cutting in half crosswise. cut away peel with sharp knife. trim off any remaining peel. then cut half lenghtwise.
• 2 put in pot with salt and enough water to cover. simmer 25 minutes or until you can easily pierce with fork and have texture of boiled potatoes.
• 3 drain carefully. platains are now fragile. place on serving dishs and pass the salt, pepper and sauce at the table.
• 4 sauce:.
• 5 mint: use the leaves from one small bunch.
• 6 garlic: mince and crush to paste.
• 7 finely chop mint and oregano [or marjoram] and combine with rest of ingredients.