1 plantain, with the skin on, cut into thin slices Vegetable or corn oil for frying 1 large ripe avocado or two small ones The juice of half a lime ½tbsp chopped chives ½tbsp crème fraîche Sea salt A good pinch of pimenton For the salsa 1 medium red chilli, finely chopped ½tbsp olive oil
Heat a centimetre or so of the oil in a frying pan and cook the plantain slices for a couple of minutes on each side until crisp, remove from the pan and transfer on to some kitchen paper and scatter with a little salt.
Mash up the avocado with the lime, chives and crème fraîche and season with salt and pimenton.
For the salsa, heat the oil in a pan, cook the chilli for 10 seconds; remove from the heat.
Spoon about a teaspoon of the avocado mixture on to each slice of plantain and sprinkle a little chilli salsa on top.
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