Baked Tostones

Ingredients

• 2 green plantains
• 2 tbsp olive oil + 3tbsp for coating second time baking
• Pink salt to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180c/356f/gas mark 4 and line a baking tray with parchment paper

2. 2

   Cut the ends from both of the plantains

3. 3

   Slice the skin lengthways (don't slice into the flesh just the skin).

4. 4

   Remove the skin with your hands. The skin on green plantain is quite thick so you will literally need to be firm and rip it off in pieces

5. 5

   Slice each plantain about 1/2 inch in thickness

6. 6

   Place the plantain slices in a medium sized bowl

7. 7

   Drizzle 2tbsp of olive oil over the plantain

8. 8

   Toss the bowl and use your hands to coat the plantain pieces evenly (make sure each slice is liberally coated, very important)

9. 9

   Place each sliced plantain (spaced out) on the parchment paper

10. 10

    Bake plantain for 15-20 minutes or until lightly golden and soft.

11. 11

    Remove the tray of plantain from the oven

12. 12

    Use a small bowl to flatten the plantain (like a pancake)

13. 13

    Brush both sides of the plantain with olive oil and place back onto the tray with parchment paper (spaced out)

14. 14

    Bake for a further 15- 20 minutes

15. 15

    Sprinkle with pink salt to taste