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Baked Tostones With Guasacaca Sauce
Baked Tostones With Guasacaca Sauce Recipe: easy plantains are crispy baked and served with a Venezuelan avocado dip that's perfect as a dinner side dish.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 252 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
South American
Ingredients
For Tostones
- 4 green plantains
- 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil soybean oil
- 1 Clove garlic minced
- salt + pepper
For Guasacaca
- 2 haas avocados ripe
- 1 in tomato chopped small pieces
- 1 Tablespoon onion minced
- 1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 Tablespoons cilantro chopped
- 1 Tablespoon vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil soybean oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
For Tostones
- Preheat oven to 375 Degrees Fahrenheit
- Make 1-2 vertical slits on the plantain to peel it easily
- Slice it into 1 inch chunks
- Place the chunks into a sheet pan coated with cooking spray
- Bake for 10 minutes
- Meanwhile mix the oil, garlic, salt and pepper into a bowl
- Remove the plantains from the oven and dip them into the oil. Remove excess oil from each piece and place them back into the sheet pan
- Using a knife, "smash" the plantains until they are completely flat and adopt the shape of a toston
- Bake for 10 minutes. Brush them with the oil mixture, turn them over and bake for another 10 minutes or until golden and cooked all the way through
- Remove from oven and sprinkle salt all over the top
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For Guasacaca
- Place all of the ingredients in the blender and mix until combined. If needed add some more vinegar and oil
- Check for seasoning
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Information
Calories
252kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Sodium
7mg
(0%)
Potassium
690mg
(20%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
1090IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
21.6mg
(24%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
0.8mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 252
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 252kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 690mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 1090IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 21.6mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.