Johanna's Green Plantain Soup
Johanna from Puerto Rico shared this Sopa de Platano Verde recipe with me. It was a totally new and interesting flavor to us. I used the liquid from making a big batch of chickpeas for broth. After peeling and cutting the green plantain, I chopped it in a small food processor and added it to the liquid. Johanna said to add favorite spices but just the soy sauce, pepper and garlic powder did a wonderful work. I simmered it for about 10 minutes, by then the soup had already thickened. Delicioso! Gracias Johanna. We had this with Lemon-Herb Tofu from Vive Le Vegan and quinoa.
But here's what I had for lunch:alfalfa sprouts (home-sprouted)
chickpeas from the big batch that I just made
red kale, left-over from Aliyah's awesome sandwich
portabellas, sauteed in the kale's liquid + wine
You should have seen all the beans I made! I'm freezing a few 2-3 c. containers already and still have a huge tupperware of them in the refrigerator! And the sprouts? I think I put too many a spoonful of seeds that I had to move some out of the sprouter after the first day! No problem. I think they will be gone in a few days. They taste much better and sweeter that their store-bought counterpart, even A. and hubby like them. That said, I won't buy sprouts from the store again!
5 Comments:
the food all looks wonderful. The plantain soup sounds very interesting. we eat lots of plantains.
hi:
im happy you like the plantain soup, did your girl like it too?. i have some this week and i put in some oregano and garlic , the recipe is so versatile, i just love it., by the way your sprouts looks great. who do you do them?
have good night,
J
how do you start alfalfa seed sprouts? I've been doing mung beans and green peas. they are really good. I'd LOVE to do alfalfa seeds. :YUM:
Kari
Johanna, thank you for the recipe and yes, we all liked it.
Vegancyclist, I also like mung bean and green pea sprouts. I use a SproutMaster sprouter that I ordered from http://www.sprouthouse.com
You only need 2-4 tablespoons of alfalfa seeds for a big sprouter. I wash the seeds a few times and drain. I then soak them in water for 8-12 hours. After rinsing and draining again, they are ready to be sprouted. Keep them from light to get sweet and tasty sprouts. Check the Sproutpeople out for more info on sprouting different seeds, beans or grains. They also carry the awesome sprouter that I use.
http://www.sproutpeople.com/
Hope that was helpful.
Thank you SO MUCH!
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