Recipe Joy's Green Banana Salad (Salad)

Required Ingredients:

• 6 small unripe (green) bananas
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced into thin rings
• 1 cup small shrimp - peeled and deveined
• 1 cup crabmeat
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 3/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 slices crisp cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1 hard-cooked egg, peeled and sliced (optional)

Preparing/Cooking:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
• Cut the ends off of the bananas, and make a slit lengthwise down the peel.
• Cook bananas in boiling water until tender (similar to a potato).
• Drain, cool, and remove peels.
• Cut into small chunks and place in a serving bowl.
• Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil over the pieces, and stir to coat.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add shrimp and crab, and fry until cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Set aside to cool.
• Add onions, green pepper and seafood to the bananas in the bowl.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the red wine vinegar, sugar and bacon pieces.
• Pour this mixture over the bananas, and toss lightly to coat.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with slices of hard-cooked egg if desired.

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