Dominican Breakfast!

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are lower in calories and can be more affordable.

plantains

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Sweet potatoes offer a similar texture and flavor with added nutrients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and similar health benefits.

avocado

🥗Healthier: hummus

💰Cheaper: mashed peas

Hummus provides creaminess with fewer calories.

Slice the green bananas (plantains) and peel the skin.

Cut the plantains into inch-sized pieces.

Flash fry the plantains in a hot pan with oil for about a minute or two.

Remove the plantains and crush them between two wax papers to make tostones.

Cut up Dominican salami and fry it in the pan.

Toast the frying cheese in the pan without butter.

Fry the tostones again and flip the cheese and salami to avoid burning.

In another pan, add oil and fry eggs.

Plate the fried eggs, salami, cheese, and tostones.

Cooking Techniques

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