Plantain Balls

Name: Plantain Balls
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1 overripe plantain; 2 tablespoons chopped Holiday “Ham”; 1 tablespoon wheat germ; 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes; ¼ teaspoon pink or sea salt; Large pinch of mild paprika; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ cup (30 g) medium bread crumbs; ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Vegan

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

About

If you like plantains and you have access to sweet plantains, this recipe is for you. These can be paired with grilled slices of Jerk “Sausage” for a sweet and savory mix or dipped into Caribbean Pickle.

Ingredients

1 overripe plantain
2 tablespoons chopped Holiday “Ham”
½ teaspoon

Starter
Vegan
Caribbean

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and grease a baking sheet.
Mash the plantain. Stir in the vegan ham, cinnamon, and cayenne. Separately, combine the bread crumbs, nutritional yeast, wheat germ, salt, and paprika and mix well. Put the bread crumb mixture