Gluten-Free Entertaining - More than 100 Naturally Wheat-Free Recipes for Parties and Special Occasions

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Oven-Roasted Sweet Plantains

•Soy-free •Dairy-free •Nut-free

Roasting plantains instead of frying them makes them healthier and frees up space on your

stove so that you can tend to the other dishes you’re making.

Pineapple Pisco Sours

•Soy-free •Dairy-free •Nut-free

pisco is a grape brandy made in peru or Chile. traditionally made with lime juice, this drink

tastes similar to a margarita because it’s tart and sweet, but here, pineapple juice adds a fun

twist. a pisco sour is made frothy with an egg white.

Preheat the oven to 400 ̊F (200 ̊C, or gas mark 6). Line a baking sheet

with aluminum foil and set aside.

Peel the plantains and cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm)–thick slices. Place them

in a bowl and toss with the olive oil. Add the sugar and a sprinkle of salt,

and toss again.

Place in the center of the aluminum foil, bring the edges around, and

wrap the plantains in foil. Bake for 20 minutes.

Open the foil, spread the plantains out, and place under the broiler for 1

minute to lightly brown the edges. Serve warm.

Yield: 6 servings

Chef’s Tip

Like bananas, plantains are often green or yellow in the store. For optimum

sweetness, be sure to buy these about a week early so that they have a

chance to fully ripen and turn mostly black before you use them.

½ cup (120 ml) pisco

3 tablespoons (44 ml) pineapple

juice

1 tablespoon (15 ml) freshly

squeezed lime juice

2 tablespoons (16 g) powdered

sugar

1 egg white

3 dashes angostura bitters

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the pisco, pineapple juice, lime juice,

sugar, egg white, and 1 dash of bitters to the shaker. Shake thoroughly.

Strain into 2 glasses. Add 1 dash of bitters to each glass to mark the froth

in the glass with a reddish tint.

Yield: 2 servings

Chef’s Tip

Raw eggs are generally very safe thanks to their natural protective

coating—the shell! If you feel more comfortable using pasteurized egg

whites in a carton, 3 tablespoons (45 ml) pasteurized egg whites can be

substituted for 1 egg white.

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