Roasted Plantain with African Pepper Compote

Roasted Plantain with African Pepper Compote

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Inspired by a popular African street food, this Caribbean dish combines sweet plantain with spicy pepper compote, creamy avocado, tart lime, and crunchy roasted peanuts.

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Ingredients

  • 5 Scotch bonnet chiles (1 oz.), a mixture of red, green, and orange, washed and hulled
  • 3 medium plum tomatoes (11 oz.), quartered
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled
  • 1 medium onion, peeled and quartered
  • 1 medium scallion, trimmed, and sliced crosswise into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly cracked black pepper
  • 2 ripe plantains (1 lb.), unpeeled
  • ½ cup (2½ oz.) raw shelled peanuts, skin on
  • 2 medium avocados (12 oz.)
  • 1 large lime, cut into wedges
  • ½ tsp. sweet paprika
  • ¼ tsp. cinnamon (optional)
  • ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1¼ tsp. kosher salt

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