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St Lucian green fig salad
Green fig salad: boiled green banana salad with mayonnaise and peppers
In St Lucia, green bananas are called "figs", and green fig salad is the creamy, potato-salad-like dish that turns up at every Sunday lunch, christening and church fundraiser, next to baked chicken and macaroni pie. The firm boiled bananas are cut into chunks and tossed with mayonnaise, onion, sweet peppers, celery and parsley. It is different from green fig and saltfish, the national dish. The usual mistake is overboiling the figs, which turns them mushy; they should hold their shape like waxy potatoes. Chef's tip: dress the figs while still slightly warm with the vinegar so they absorb it, and add the mayonnaise once cool.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 8 green bananasunripe
- 1 tsp saltplus extra for the water
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 4 oz mayonnaise
- ½ red onionfinely chopped
- 1 sweet pepperfinely diced
- 1 stick celeryfinely diced
- 2 tbsp parsleychopped
- 1 tsp mustard
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 hard-boiled eggs (optional)chopped
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Cut the ends off 8 green bananas and slit the skin along the length. Boil in salted water for 15–20 minutes until a knife slides in easily but they still hold their shape.
18 minStep 2: Drain, peel while warm (use a cloth or gloves, as the sap stains), and cut into 2 cm chunks.
Step 3: Toss the warm chunks with 1 tbsp white vinegar and 1 tsp salt and leave to cool for 15 minutes.
Step 4: Mix 4 oz mayonnaise, 1 tsp mustard and ½ tsp black pepper, then fold in the bananas with ½ red onion, 1 sweet pepper, 1 stick celery, 2 tbsp parsley and 2 hard-boiled eggs if using. Chill for 30 minutes and eat within 2 days.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 250 kcal
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 33 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does st Lucian green fig salad take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of green bananas?
- Mango, same weight (in smoothies and shakes).
- What can I use instead of white vinegar?
- Cider vinegar or rice vinegar, same amount.
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