We prefer our salads like we prefer our frozen yogurt: loaded with toppings. This plant-based sweet and spicy plantain salad from Gaz Oakley’s cookbook, Plants-Only Kitchen, is a shining example.

To make the spicy dressing, bring the vegetable stock up to a boil and add the cornstarch mixture. Stir until completely thickened. Add the rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, brown butter and crushed ...

Growing up, my favorite side dish to eat was fried sweet plantains. My mom would make it often for my family, and my siblings and I would fight over them, causing her to end up frying more. In my ...

My friend Bob would shudder if he knew I planted plantain. As with many homeowners, he loves his lawn. And plantain — the weed — is one of the banes of a lawn, along with grubs and their attendant ...

These thinly sliced burro bananas or plantains are fried until deeply golden and crispy and salty, excellent with a Cubano sandwich and a mamey milkshake. Cut the ends off and peel the bananas. Slice ...