Two Kitchens, One Passion

Guacamole? Yes please! Bacon? Of course! Buffalo sauce? Always! Plantains? My new obsession! The result: An Amazing and Addicting Grilled Guac Sandwich! Since going Paleo two years ago, I have never really had any cravings for carbs like pasta or bread, but this plantain bread left me wanting sandwiches for days after making it!  This is the best paleo sandwich bread I have made: it has a very similar taste and texture to real bread.  Any other gluten free breads I have tried tend to crumble and fall apart, but the plantain bread held loads of creamy guacamole without being a mess to eat! I also created an amazing guacamole to add to this grilled sandwich: Buffalo Chicken Guacamole.  I love buffalo sauce and I love guacamole, so I figured together they'd be a perfect match.  And they were!  This guac would taste delicious as a dip for sweet potato chips too. Grilled Guac Sandwich Yield: 2 sandwiches Gluten free, dairy free, egg...

This dish really made me realize how versatile plantains are.  I have used them a few times before, but this recipe is by far my favorite way to cook them as a savory dish.  Plantains are a great Paleo substitute for your normal grain-based starches/carbohydrates and are pleasantly filling. Plantains may look similar to bananas and come from the same family, but there are important nutritional differences between the two.  Plantains are a good source of fiber and contain more Vitamin C, Vitamin A, and potassium than regular bananas.  They also provide decent levels of iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.  Green plantains have a much lower sugar content than bananas as well.   Green plantains are also a source of resistant starch.  I have recently done some reading about resistant starches and the benefits they have for your gut health.  Resistant starches are not absorbed by the small intestine, but instead help "feed" the good bacteria in you...