South African Curried Banana Salad Recipes

SPICY BANANA CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the sunflower oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onions, and cook until the onions have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle in the curry powder, cumin, turmeric, salt, sugar, ginger, chili powder, cinnamon, and black pepper. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir in the curry paste and pressed garlic. Cook for about 1 minute. Pour in the tomato sauce and yogurt, and bring to a simmer. Stir in the diced banana, and simmer gently for 3 minutes. Mix in chopped tomatoes, and continuing to simmer 1 minute more. Stir in the coconut flakes just before serving.

SOUTH AFRICAN CURRIED BANANA SALAD

Steps:

• add olive oil to frying pan and heat on medium heat.
• add onions and sweat for 8 minutes.
• add tomatoes and heat until saucy.
• combine vinegar, cornstarch, sugar and curry powder and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• add jam and combine with tomato mixture.
• allow to cool and reserve until ready to complete salad.
• add mixture to bananas and serve over a bed of fresh spinach.

BANANA SALAD

Steps:

• Combine pineapple juice, sugar, lemon juice, and cornstarch in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until sugar dissolves and sauce is smooth, about 5 minutes.
• Stir about 1 tablespoon sauce into the bowl with the egg until egg is slightly warmed. Slowly pour egg mixture into sauce, whisking until sauce is smooth and thickened. Remove saucepan from heat and freeze sauce, stirring occasionally, until completely chilled, about 15 minutes.
• Mix bananas, cream cheese, and pineapple together in a bowl. Add sauce and mix until evenly coated.