Ceviche de banano (green banana ceviche)

ripe bananas

🥗Healthier: plantains

💰Cheaper: green bananas

Plantains offer a similar texture and flavor profile.

jalapeño

🥗Healthier: serrano pepper

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Bell pepper provides crunch without heat.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar adds acidity without the cost.

Cut the green bananas from the tree and peel them using gloves to avoid staining hands.

Boil water with salt and add the bananas, cooking for 15 minutes until soft.

Remove the bananas from the water and cut them into small pieces.

In a bowl, combine half a cup of finely chopped onion and half a cup of bell pepper.

Squeeze the juice from 20 limes into the bowl.

Add 2 cups of water and 2.5 tablespoons of white vinegar to the bowl.

Mix in 250 grams of ketchup and 1 tablespoon of salt, adjusting to taste.

Add the chopped cilantro and mix everything together.

Separate half of the mixture into another bowl and add jalapeño to one bowl, mixing well.

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